It’s no secret that some Android OEMs, including Samsung, have been pre-installing some Microsoft apps on their Android apps as part of a partnership with Microsoft. Xiaomi, one of the biggest players in the Chinese tech market also teamed up with Microsoft to pre-install its Android apps on their devices back in June. In return, Microsoft sold more than a thousand patents to the company. Initially, Microsoft and Xiaomi announced that Xiaomi will be pre-installing Microsoft’s Office suite of apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Skype on its smartphones. And now, it looks like the company is also pre-installing Cortana on its devices such as the bezel-less Mi MIX.

Back in June, the Senior Vice President at Xiaomi, Xiang Wang stated: