Download and Install AOSP Android 9.0 Pie update for Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 (ginkgo) launched in August 2019. The phone came out of the box with Android 9.0 Pie. Here we will guide you on how to download and install Android 9.0 Pie update for Redmi Note 8. You can enjoy the real sweet of Android Pie with this Ported ROM.

Google finally released the 9th iteration of Android OS called Android 9.0 Pie. The update has rolled for Pixel supported devices and few other OEM supported with Android Beta. After putting Android users through four beta updates of Android P, Google has named Android 9.0 as Android Pie. It is expected that in the coming months all the devices that had been signed up for the Android P beta program including the OnePlus 6, Oppo R15 Pro, Vivo X21 and more will receive the Android P update first.

What’s on Android 9.0 Pie?

Android 9.0 Pie is the 9th iteration and a major update of Google’s Android OS. The new Android Pie brings a couple of design changes to the successor Android Oreo but the most notable one is the gesture-based navigation system. Other features of Android 9 Pie are New Quick Settings UI design, Redesigned volume slider, Advanced Battery with AI Support, Notch Support, Improved Adaptive Brightness, Manual theme selection, Android Dashboard which Google calls Digital Wellbeing, and more other features.

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Features of Android 9.0 Pie:

Indoor navigation with Wi-Fi RTT
Gesture Navigation
Dashboard
App Timer
Wind Down
Notch support
App Actions and Slices
Lockdown mode
Zoom in text
Smarter Notification Channels
Improvement in messaging apps
An easier way to take screenshots and edit them
Auto-Rotate Button
Dark theme
Increased security
Default HTTPS for apps
Pair up to 5 Bluetooth devices
Alert tone to notify call recordings
Media Panel UI change
Support for HEIF image and HDR VP9 video format
Autofill in browsers
157 new emojis
Ambient Display for Battery Percentage
Adaptive Battery
Adaptive Brightness
ART improvements

Also Read: Top 10 Features of Android 9.0 Pie Update

Guide to Install Android 9.0 Pie update for Redmi Note 8?

If you are looking to install the latest version of Android OS on your device, then please follow this guide below to enjoy Android 9.0 Pie update for Redmi Note 8.

Make sure you have Unlocked Bootloader and installed TWRP Recovery on Redmi Note 8.

Pre-Requisites:

Supported on Redmi Note 8
Charge your phone up to 50% or more.
Download and install Xiaomi USB Drivers
Take a complete backup of your phone data [Follow any method]
Do a full data wipe in the stock recovery (this is mandatory, the twrp wipe will not work)
You need to Unlock Bootloader on Redmi Note 8
Install the latest TWRP recovery on Redmi Note 8.
Download the Android 9.0 Pie update for Redmi Note 8 :

OS Download Link

Lineage OS 16 Download

AOSiP OS Download

Pixel Experience ROM Download

POSP OS Download
Download Android 9.0 Pie Gapps package. [Flash Gapps after rebooting to a system and then back to recovery]

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Instructions to Install:

Move the download Android 9.0 Pie and Android Pie Gapps to internal storage [root folder]
Now boot your device into TWRP Recovery.
Before installing Wipe System Data on TWRP Recovery (DO NOT WIPE INTERNAL STORAGE)
Now follow the guide on how to flash custom ROM using TWRP Recovery
reboot to system, then again recovery and then you can follow the same guide to flash the Gapps file on your phone.
That’s it! You can reboot your device to enjoy Android 9.0 Pie Update on Redmi Note 8.

Root Android 9.0 Pie on Redmi Note 8 :

We are not responsible if the rooting procedure didn’t work on your phone.

Download and Install Magisk root on your phone.

If you don’t want Magisk rooting guide, then you can try SuperSU Root on Android Pie ROM.

Hope this guide was helpful to install Android 9.0 Pie update for Redmi Note 8.