Xiaomi is known to come up with late Android updates, but now-a-days the Chinese company taking more efforts for timely updates. One of its newest efforts has resulted Redmi 4A receiving the Androidupdate to Nougat 7.1.2 having MIUI 9 Beta ROM.
The update of MIUI Global Beta 7.11.16 will give you the October security patch and the Android version 7.1.2 N2G47H for the Redmi 4A. Along with this, the update additionally brings numerous bug fixes and features to the phone. It may not be Android Oreo yet, but all this together makes it an ideal budget device.