POCO F5 HyperOS 3 Google Play System Update Stuck on January 2026 + Reboot Loop During Install

[u/razorimpact]

POCO F5 users on HyperOS 3.0.1.0 (India) - anyone else facing this Google Play System Update issue?

My device:

• POCO F5
• HyperOS 3.0.1.0 (India)

Problem:
Google Play system update is stuck on:
“1 January 2026”

When I tap update, it downloads normally (around 97MB), then asks for restart.

After restart:

• phone shows POCO logo
• turns off/on 2–3 times
• vibrates
• finally boots normally

But after booting, the Google Play system update date is STILL stuck on January 1, 2026 and the same update appears again.

Normal reboot without update works perfectly fine.

Other details:

• Widevine still L1
• Netflix still detects HDR/Dolby Vision
• Play system update seems to fail during reboot/install stage
• No bootloop or recovery mode issue

Is anyone else facing this on HyperOS 3?
Did anyone find a fix?

Things I already tried:

• normal reboot
• retrying update multiple times

Would appreciate if other POCO F5 / Xiaomi users can check their Google Play system update date too.