Xiaomi will be launching the latest version of its custom user interface MIUI on November 2 in India. Global MIUI 9 is set to be announced for release in India, and will likely begin rolling out to Xiaomi devices in India on the same day. The announcement was made via Twitter on the company’s special handle for MIUI in India, and was also retweeted by the Xiaomi India’s verified Twitter handle. Currently, the latest stable version of the interface is MIUI 8.
MIUI 9 has been available in beta form since August, although as a non-stable version, it requires users to go through specific steps to install it on their phones. Regular users who do not actively install the beta version and rely on regular over-the-air updates have been limited to the stable version of MIUI 8. With this announcement, it is likely that users will see their phones being updated to the latest MIUI version come November 2 via OTA updates. 
Xiaomi is expected to launch a new smartphone in India on the same day, which could be the Mi Note 3. Launched alongside the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 in September, the Mi Note 3 will sit above the current mid-tier range which includes the Xiaomi Mi A1 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 in positioning, and is expected to cost around Rs 20,000 or more if it is indeed launched. Rumors point to this device based on a tweet by Manu Kumar Jain which teases a selfie-centric smartphone to be launched. The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 comes with a 16-megapixel front camera and a dual-camera setup at the rear with two 12-megapixel sensors, which falls in line with the selfie-centric positioning of the device that’s set to launch. 
Xiaomi also launched the Mi MIX 2 in India earlier this month, priced at Rs 35,999. The device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, and comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The key feature of the Mi MIX 2 is its bezel-less design, with the 6-inch full HD+ screen occupying nearly the entire front of the phone. It also comes with a ceramic rear, along with a fingerprint sensor and 12-megapixel single-lens sensor.