MIUI is a project of Xiaomi, a seriously redesigned version of the user environment on Android base... With the help of the tech giant from China, coupled with the active support of the community of fan-developers, this firmware is constantly being improved and improved. At the moment, about 100 smartphones are capable of carrying one or another version of MIUI, the list of them is regularly expanding.
Energy saving mode
You can disable the power button, and the last option is to enable wake up with the volume keys that suit you if you have a phone with the wrong power button. This leads us to different differences in different identical settings. The first set of tweaks that have been tweaked is the display, which besides the standard elements like adjusting brightness, backlight timing, auto-rotating screen, setting wallpaper, or accidentally using it in your pocket, is the default launcher, which seems a little confusing.
Incredible popularity smartphones Xiaomi also increases the interest of users in the next version of it software interface for - MIUI 9. New software shell became available as a beta version for a number of Xiaomi devices. However, the preview version, of course, is not the final release.
This week marks seven years since an obscure but highly entrepreneurial startup launched branded shell for smartphones - MIUI. During this time, nine versions of the popular firmware were released, which for some users turned from a simple hobby into a lifestyle.
It might be easier if the launcher is selected by default when you press the Home button. On the app agenda, this hasn't changed much either, except for a few things, which are options mentioned once in the notification settings for each app; Viewing the information about the rights that the application requires, and even the management, which is very nice. You can turn on automatic start after launching or checking "I believe this application" will no longer ask for the permissions that the application will need.
Cybersecurity specialists eScan have discovered a number of critical vulnerabilities in the firmware that endanger the personal data of users. The claims are based on the application for sharing settings between Mi Mover devices, which, without requiring fingerprint confirmation, allows you to transfer to new smartphone even billing information.
You can even remember all the permissions that an application needs during its "existence". Another option is to set default apps for different tasks. For example, you can change the standard launch, call, message, or music app.
The maximum total backup size is 5 GB. Unfortunately, for countries other than China, this agenda is not yet available and loans cannot be officially purchased. Leda over someone who has an account with one of the Chinese banks. But the tool is already working, I hope we will see it by the end of this year.
On July 26, Xiaomi presented interesting smartphone Mi 5X and no less interesting shell 9. Mi 5X became the first smartphone running on MIUI 9 out of the box. In addition to the announcements, Xiaomi has published a list of smartphones that will receive the MIUI 9 Developer ROM, as well as specific dates for the release of the firmware.
Smartphone manufacturers, who have been developing their own operating systems for quite some time, sooner or later come to the conclusion that they need beta testers to debug. This is an opportunity to help smartphone manufacturers and one of the first to get acquainted with the not yet released software products... Xiaomi offers you this opportunity by launching testing 9.
Backup: standard application to back up user data to an encrypted internal memory... In addition to system data and applications, also backups accounts and contacts. Optimization. There are several others behind this app.
Data Consumption: An application where you enter the amount of data downloaded and the size of the data packet. There is also a ban on downloading data if the limit is exceeded and you enable background data. The only trouble with this otherwise good app is that it is no longer possible to set the day when the data limit fails and a new one starts reading. In the app, you can also choose whether you want to automatically block calls from a hidden number or an unknown number and how to block conversations. Battery: This application displays the name of the battery, as well as the percentage of the battery charge and the time it is calculated based on the current energy consumption. Pre-installed backup batteries are also available and the battery indicator is already very low.
- From time to time it starts up and suggests deleting those old files.
- Antivirus: the name itself indicates what the application will be responsible for.
An important presentation of Xiaomi will soon take place, smartphones from which are gaining more and more attention from users. Not only the long-awaited 9 will be shown, but also a new smartphone - Xiaomi Mi 5X, which is even slightly visible on the invitation to the presentation, which allows you to look at the device today and imagine its design.
Fortunately, there is a simple application that can easily deny this disease. In the app, you can add or remove a preference. After choosing the desired action, enter the number of digits in the phone number, usually 9, then enter our prefix and click "Fix all". At this stage, the program searches for all phone numbers with 9 digits and adds the preset number to them. This is the most important change compared to other gypsies. Unfortunately, New Year can no longer install a custom theme downloaded from the web or custom made.
MIUI 9 for Mi 6 will be released in late July or early August - that's about us. At the same time, it was initially reported that the update would definitely be released before August 19. It is not yet fully known how it will change externally and functionally. operating system, however, screenshots have already appeared, with the help of which we can form a definite opinion.
You can bypass the corresponding custom themes by creating account the theme designer, but it's not very convenient. A theme downloaded from the internet can only be used if it is found in the theme store and is free. All themes downloaded from the Internet or from a store are authenticated online.
Themes and their individual components are clearly grouped into groups, where one is enough to select, wait for it to be loaded and then applied. The built-in equalizer has only five frequency bands and does not support any additional sound settings. Interestingly, the music player control can be invoked from the standard unlock screen by double-tapping the unlock ring.
Xiaomi talked about new version shell in the second half of June. Then the staff quoted general director and promised more stable and smoother performance. More developers will improve energy efficiency. Today, company representatives shared other data.
MIUI is a shell for Xiaomi smartphones. The eighth version learned to read barcodes of goods, clone applications for different accounts, take long screenshots and edit photos and videos. Today, employees of the company talked about MIUI 9, and an insider leaked a screenshot.
New font of the Mi Lanting system
Most of the updates are shipped, but there are exceptions where the Settings app slowed down significantly when switching from 18. A fix is expected in the next version, which will be released again on Friday. All the apps fit together beautifully, everything fits in, and nothing is different from the design. A beautiful and integrated environment that lacks control logic.
This thesis can be confirmed by the fact that it took less than 5 years to become the most powerful manufacturer in China and the third in the world. This did not interfere with the slightest of our European perspective, the availability of products. They are only available through other resellers in China. There is no distribution network outside of the Middle States, and people who want to own these devices must download them from there.
Today at 9:00 Moscow time, Xiaomi held a really interesting presentation - MAX, at which a new version of MIUI, a unique shell from Xiaomi, was presented. The developers reported that as many as 200 million people use the shell - a really large number. However, it should be admitted that the main users are still the Chinese, since Xiaomi, for the most part, is still working only for the domestic market. This shell is community-OS, that is, it is developed in close cooperation with users. The likelihood that your idea will be implemented is very high. And so, what new awaits us in the new MIUI versions?
Thanks to high quality and productivity and, with relatively small amounts of money, the system itself is undoubtedly an advantage. Many accusations are considered an attempt to copy. A desktop divided into four vertical lines containing four. What immediately comes to mind is the extensive coloring and attention to graphic refinement of each element. Even a mirror image, right under each one. In addition to displaying information about the date and time, the lock, thanks to the unlocking system, the luminous "pin" on the "chain", which can be felt in the middle, allows direct transmission to SMS, digital interface or dialer.
The first thing that the Chinese showed at their presentation was the redesign of most of the system applications... Colors have become more material, objects have acquired volume. Now the shell looks more close to the classic Android 6, but it's still too early to draw conclusions.
So, for example, the calendar got more muted colors during the graphic upgrade, which will please the majority of users. The status bar is now absolutely not separated from the screen - if there were previously color mismatches or dividing lines, then in the new version of MIUI Xiaomi decided to completely abandon this in favor of a single screen color. It certainly looks prettier.
Managing desktops and widgets
It also makes it easy to unlock - right to your desktop. Sliding from the top of the notification bar is divided into two parts, available after loading the tabs at the bottom. The first is responsible for displaying system notifications and messages from the application. In this section, we also have a preview of network coverage, date and time, and remaining data limit. The second is a set of switches that enable or disable individual device functions. It also provides quick access to the ability to restart or shutdown the device without having to hold down physical button power supply and access high-speed brightness settings.
Then a completely redesigned status bar was shown at the presentation, which, admittedly, looks amazing. If earlier it was a rather meager spectacle of a huge heap of switches, now everything is sparkling with colors. Labels quick setup acquired a beautiful bluish color, the status bar header now contains images (which, possibly, will change in accordance with the current weather and season - this information not officially confirmed yet), which are reminiscent of Google Now, which at one time caused a flurry of endorsements from designers. From there, you can get quick access to the search for applications, as well as any information in the Chinese search engine. Unfortunately, this function is not relevant for our region. Let me remind you that quick search has been introduced since MIUI 7. Notifications are now on the same screen with switches - you don't have to scroll back and forth to change the brightness and read the message. Also, the notifications got a material design of the cards, and the effects look pretty nice.
Despite the work of the repair team, there are still flowers. Replacing an alarm clock that is not quite polished changed the setting modes i.e. when you select "Weekdays" from the list, the alarm will ring from Friday to Sunday and vice versa. These are minor nuances that show that the system is "normal". If there were no such things, then there would be no need to update, right? We go to the "application". It will show us the file in memory. We select, we touch Refresh, and in a few seconds we are enjoying the updated system.
In general, the design of all applications has changed for the better.
We see more material buttons, more animated details and effects, as well as various beautiful images in the same color scheme, such as in the Weather application, Phone, and also in the status bar.
No reboot, app reinstallation, data loss. The important thing is that the length of the system's operation does not require intervention. The most important mistake, however, is to customize the desktop or block. In "normal" access to images, we usually usually immediately after clicking the "Select file" button in the wallpaper settings panel. In the article, the description of the procedure covered the entire paragraph.
Power and energy saving
This should be emphasized at the very beginning of the summary. And good, because at that time, even if the update system didn't make sense, because there was nothing to improve. The errors that appear are constantly being corrected with the advent of subsequent versions. The only downside for me is the slightly problematic way of setting it up.
Also, in the new update MIUI has worked on fonts, stating that "the fonts on the old versions are terrible, and only now we realized it." They have made all the fonts even in the center to avoid band exits and awkward jumps. Although it is not very interesting for us, but the English letters, as well as numbers, began to look really prettier and neater
Also, Xiaomi decided to develop its technology for changing images on your wallpaper. Now, instead of one supplier of pictures, Xiaomi has found itself as many as 50 partners who are ready to change your wallpaper 12 times a day. Of course, for some it may seem strange, but someone likes the variety on their device. The user can show their preferences by like or minus the current wallpaper. Then the system will automatically select wallpapers that are interesting for you. For example, if you like Chinese women on your wallpaper, get ready for a swim of Asian women in your phone without interruption - these wallpapers will really last for a long time.
But where they really did their best is in the Gallery app. Little of. that it began to look an order of magnitude prettier than before, and also acquired a bunch of new functions.
Xiaomi said that they have come up with a better way to cache images, and now photos will be processed much faster and with less power of your smartphone's video accelerator. Let me remind you that the problem of caching previews annoys quite a lot, since such previews "eat up" a couple of gigabytes of so much desired memory on your device.
Now you can edit the video by trimming it, changing sounds, adding music, setting filters, and a lot of others interesting features, which not every computer video editor can boast of.
You can also add stickers to your photos to make them more fun before sending them to your friends. By the way, about the function quick editing just before shipping, read a little below.
Now you can draw on the photo "doodles", that is, hand-drawn elements. For example, to add wings to your daughter, like an angel, as shown in the presentation, or draw a crown on your dog's head. In general, you can paint whatever you want. Just don't do the same creativity as on fences, the Chinese did not try for this;) You can change the type of brush, color and thickness of the pen.
It has become more convenient to select many photos to send - when you want to select a photo to send to a friend, a window with check marks immediately appears, in which you can select one or several photos without long pressing.
Now about the function of quick editing of a photo before sending: you can configure so that when sending a photo to other applications, the gallery either performs certain transformations itself, or opens the photo editing screen in front of you. And then there is enough imagination for that. Nothing will limit you.
Then Xiaomi showed the new capabilities of the scanner on its devices. Among the interesting ones, it can be noted to help in solving various kinds of problems with a step-by-step solution. It should be noted that this is not new technology for example, the Cymath website has been offering such a solution for a long time, and it's absolutely free. Here, the program will most likely work only for the Chinese and users of the CIS, it will be useless.
Then it was shown quite interesting technology quick product search: you take a photo of, for example, a plush toy with the Xiaomi logo and press a special button. The program thinks a little and shows you ... where you can buy this product, as well as at what price. Unfortunately, most likely this function will also be relevant only for the Chinese, although it is still unclear which store is used by Xiaomi to find suitable products.
MIUI also learned to search for goods in online stores by their barcode (remember that this function is also not new in Google play and App Store there are several solutions for those who want to try this feature out without waiting for MIUI 8.
You can now quickly read and create QR codes: Xiaomi says it is now very fast and easy. By the way, usually QR scanners that are preinstalled are basically distinguished by their slowness in reading the code. But again, there are programs on Google Play that do this at the speed of light.
The calculator also received a big update, where a new design was added, additional panel for scientists, translation of systems of calculation and currency. This update should appeal to those who often work with numbers or money.
The Notes application has also received an interesting update: templates for writing really beautiful notes and postcards that you can send to your friends have been added there. You can also take a screenshot of a full page of notes or a full web page using special buttons: what this combination will be has not yet been announced.
Now it will be easier for the user to navigate their old notes thanks to the new card preview of your notes upon entering the application.
You can also protect your notes from prying eyes by using either a password or your fingerprint to unlock access to your notes.
Now you can no longer be afraid of spam and flooding in your messages: the new filter will warn you about incoming spam and you will decide what to do with it now and in the future: you can disable protection, you can delete all messages that the system considers spam v automatic mode, or you can leave all spam messages for your collection.
Finally, Xiaomi has implemented a full-fledged task switcher with a choice of windows in applications. Now it is much more convenient, for example, to access a specific tab Google chrome from the taskbar. It's fast and beautiful.
MIUI continues to monitor the consumption of your battery and now allows you to monitor the launch of applications at system startup: you can permanently remove objects you do not need from startup.
The algorithm for saving the charge has also been improved - now the system will turn off all background processes, synchronization and backups when your charge tends to zero.
Unfortunately, the update will not be available as soon as we would like, but you will not have to wait long either: registration for beta testing will open on May 16, testers will receive the first firmware versions on June 1, and on June 17 the firmware will be distributed to all devices on which the firmware marked "Developer" is installed. Most likely, a stable build for all users will be released in a few weeks after that.
