[Update: Jan. 05] Poco official claims Poco F2 Pro Android 11 update was never advertised despite clearly advertising it in June

This story is being continuously updated…. New updates are being added at the bottom…..

Original story (Nov. 17) follows:

Poco F2 Pro, which is known as the Redmi K30 Pro in China, came out in May with Android 10-based MIUI 12 out-of-the-box but now, the wait is on for Android 11.

It was reported way back in June that the Poco F2 Pro would soon receive the beta 1 update of the latest OS along with the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro.

While the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro have even bagged the stable version of the latest OS, there is still no sign of the same for Poco F2 Pro.

Now, some development appears to have taken place where the Product Marketing Manager and Global Spokesperson at Poco Global has stated that Android 11 was never advertised for the Poco F2 Pro.

The statement from Angus Kai Ho Ng came in response to a tweet by a user who wanted to know the status of the OS update which was announced on the Poco Global Twitter handle way back in June.

We’ve never advertised android 11, we mentioned we will have up to 3 years of MIUI system updates and system updates when it’s available.

It is unclear why the Poco executive denied the advertised info about the Poco F2 Pro as the announcement tweet is still present on Twitter.

Also, Poco F2 Pro is an Android 11 eligible device as it has not received any major OS update except the alleged Android 11 beta (AOSP).

So, the statement from Poco’s Global Spokesperson is contradictory at best as the announcement Tweet is still live while the device in question is as new as it can be for an OS update.

#Android11 Beta 1 is coming soon to #POCOF2Pro! Follow @miuirom and stay tuned for more info!

It must be noted that the Redmi K30 Pro (aka Poco F2 Pro globally) has also bagged the stable Android 11 update in China which clearly suggests that the OEM has been working on the OS update.

Nevertheless, the contradictory statement from the Poco executive has made things complicated as users have been expecting the latest OS update ever since it was announced.

We hope the OEM sheds some light on the matter soon and clears the confusion about the latest OS update for Poco F2 Pro.

That said, we will keep tracking this for further development and will provide more details once new information becomes available.

In the meantime, you can check out our Xiaomi Android 11 update tracker to get the latest updates on the topic.

Moreover, we have curated a consolidated Android 11 update tracker for all major OEMs and carriers so be sure to go through it as well.

Update 1 (November 30)

(IST) 11:45 am: Poco F2 Pro is now fetching the stable Android 11 update, but only on limited global devices as of now. You may expect a wider rollout in the coming days.

For those not interested in waiting for the OTA, the following is the download link and changelog.

• Device: Poco F2 Pro
• Codename: lmi
• Channel: Global Stable
• Version: V12.2.1.0.RJKMIXM
• Android: 11
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 35857b638b3a79a8dfc72f9e6d63878e

Changelog:

[System]
– Stable MIUI based on Android 11
[Camera]
– New: 3 new AI watermarks
– New: New templates for vlogs
– New: Vlogs can be now saved as drafts
– Optimization: New vlog templates and presets will be available for downloading from the cloud from now on

Update 2 (December 08)

(IST) 10:10 am: The stable Android 11 update for the Poco F2 Pro is now available to users in Europe. It bears the software version 12.2.1.0.RJKEUXM and, like always, will be rolling out in batches.

However, in case you aren’t willing to wait for the OTA update to arrive on your device, you can use the link below to download and install it manually.

• Device: Poco F2 Pro
• Codename: lmi
• Channel: EEA Stable
• Version: V12.2.1.0.RJKEUXM
• Android: 11
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link

Update 3 (December 15)

10:40 am (IST): A Poco executive has confirmed that “Android 11 is currently being tuned for the Poco F2 Pro” and users can expect a wider rollout to begin shortly.

Update 4 (January 05)

18:38 pm (IST): Poco has re-released the update to Android 11 for Poco F2 Pro users on the global unit. See details here.

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