Xiaomi will soon be pre-loading Microsoft apps on their phones

Xiaomi and Microsoft have announced a partnership today which will see Microsoft apps preinstalled on Xiaomi phones in the future.

Xiaomi and Microsoft have worked on projects in the past which saw Windows 10 make its way on to the Xiaomi Mi4 and Mi Pad 2, but this new deal will affect all upcoming Xiaomi smartphones.

The deal means that both companies will share patents which one another, which patents we don’t know at this time, but what has been confirmed is MS apps will make their way on new Xiaomi phones from September 2016.

Expect apps like Microsoft Office, Skype ETC to turn up on new phones, and possibly be made available in updates on your current Xiaomi devices.