Soon after Google started rolling out the Android 7.0 Nougat update for its compatible Nexus smartphones, manufacturers have started announcing software upgrade roadmap for their smartphones. Looks like Xiaomi Mobile doesn’t want to stay behind in the race. While the Chinese smartphone manufacturer is yet to officially announce its Android 7.0 Nougat upgrade plans, the company may have already started working on it. An alleged screenshot of MIUI 9 has now popped up on Weibo, and it is expected to be based on Android 7.0 Nougat.

It does offer the version number – 6.9.23. A post on MIUI forums also offers a list of devices that will be updated to MIUI 9. This includes devices such as the highly popular Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 3 Pro, Redmi 3, Redmi 3S, Redmi 3A, Mi5, Mi 4c and Mi 4i. The list also includes this year’s Xiaomi Mi5 Pro flagship smartphone as well as devices like the Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 4 Pro, Mi Max, Mi Note and Mi Pad 2. While the recently launched Xiaomi Mi 5s and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus aren’t mentioned, it’s just a preliminary, unofficial list and more devices are likely to be added soon when Xiaomi officially announces MIUI 9. Talking about release date, rumors point that the beta ROM could be available around December-January.