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New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on November 26, 2020) follows:

The Poco F1, known outside Indian walls as the Pocophone F1, has reportedly sold more than 2.2 million units across the globe.

For a first release, no doubt the phone did perform well against the big boys, especially considering how competitive the smartphone market has become.

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Having been close followers of the device’s software development, we can indeed confirm that the Poco F1 is still in the hands of many across the planet over two years down the line.

The demand for the latest MIUI 12 update has been one of the catalyst behind our rising readership. And the Poco F1 MIUI 12 update happened to be one of the most sought-after news here on PiunikaWeb.

And thanks to your unwavering support, we kept on digging for more MIUI 12-related stories on the Poco F1, up until the last minute when the final stable build was made available in mid-October.

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Poco F1 MIUI 12 update

This rollout came after a series of push and pull as the company struggled to fix bugs. But still, not even their prolonged efforts stopped even more bugs from sneaking under the radar and into the final MIUI 12 build.

As usual, our interest in the Poco F1 software development did not end with the release of the stable MIUI 12 update. We kept on following and aired the plight of users following the update.

Whether it’s recording slow-motion videos, overheating when recording 4K videos, rapid battery drains, laggy animations, issues with touch responsiveness, and what not, we have them all covered here.

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Poco F1

However, not everyone is having a nightmare with the Poco F1 MIUI 12 update. There are plenty of rave reviews doing rounds with respect to this software, so yeah, there’s something to smile about.

On Latest MIUI 12 on my POCO F1 , Clean flash, Awesome bugfree experience. Recommends to do a full reset after updating experience the powerhouse.
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To be frank , i am using poco f1 after miui 12 update day to day performance , gaming performance is still good for a 2 year old smartphone , yes battery life is decreased and its expected , may ve in benchmarks it might throttle but in normal usage, heavy usage its still good
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In keeping up with our spirit of following up on the Poco F1 software development, we would like to know what your experience using MIUI 12 on the device has been so far.

As noted, there are plenty of quirks here and there, but there are also some good elements of the new skin. Do let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

Also, be sure to cast your vote on the Twitter poll below. We will update this article with the poll results after one week.

Update 1 (December 03)

Results for the poll are out and it’s clear many users aren’t happy with the MIUI 12 update as 51.1% have voted ‘I want MIUI 11’, 31.9% said ‘Not so bad’, and only 17% selected ‘Awesome’.

Did you miss the poll? No worries, you can share your opinion in the comments below.

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