Fascinating enough I dirty flash on my Mi8 & everything works fine! The notification bar around the notch is a little weird but it's just cosmetic, nothing serious!
Thank Xiaomi.eu's Team so much!!!
Send this question to Xiaomi themselves, not the devs here. They've got their hands full.
Asking for estimated time of arrival (ETA) is absolute taboo.
My Mi 8's Updater (8.8.9) doesn't show 8.8.16 as the latest. The last time it notified me about 8.8.9
Should I download & flash manually? Anyone with Mi 8 having problems?