Is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 still supported?
End-of-support date: September 2022.
Support ended
Our estimateSeptember 2022
Source: Xiaomi's official policy · verified 2026-06-13
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the Redmi Note 8
Does the Redmi Note 8 still get updates?
No. As a 2019 budget phone it has passed its roughly two years of OS and three years of security updates, so it no longer receives patches.
Was the Redmi Note 8 sold officially in the US?
No. It was an international model for markets like India, China and Europe; US buyers can only find imported or used units.
Does it have a headphone jack?
Yes, it keeps a 3.5mm headphone jack along with USB-C and an IR blaster.
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-13. How we compute end dates.