Hugo Barra clarifies Xiaomi's new relationship with Microsoft, says both companies aren't partners

Microsoft at WinHEC summit in Shenzen, China revealed it is testing Windows 10 Technical Preview on Xiaomi's Mi 4 handsets with select group of power users. This led to rumor that the two companies were working together.

Now Xiaomi's Hugo Barra  has shed more light on the partnership and said it's an experimental program from Microsoft "working directly with the Mi fan community in China." and Xiaomi has nothing to do with it.

He further added that "Microsoft is working on a build of Windows 10 specifically for Mi 4 devices. This Windows 10 build will not be running on top of Android nor be available as a dual-boot option. A small number of Mi 4 power users from the Xiaomi Forum in China who choose to take part in this experimental program will have to manually re-flash their Mi 4 devices with this Windows 10 ROM, in the same way they would re-flash other Android ROMs."

Hugo Barra also said that Xiaomi devices ship with unlocked bootloader, which is the reason for Microsoft to test Windows 10 Technical Preview on Mi 4 smartphones.

More details of the experimental program will be announced by Microsoft in the coming months and the program will only be available in China.

Source: Hugo Barra (Google+)

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