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Xiaomi has announced a new version of its Android skin MIUI. Succeeding MIUI 11, the latest MIUI 12 software will bring a number of UI and visual improvements to eligible Xiaomi phones. It also gets new features such as a revamped dark mode, improved privacy and security tools, new animations, new wallpapers, and much more.



 Although MIUI 12's release date for Xiaomi devices in India has not yet been announced, Xiaomi has confirmed that it will start rolling out the update for a few smartphones including Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K20 Pro in late June in China. So we can hope for the update to reach these devices soon after.

 MIUI 12: What's new?

 Dark Mode 2.0



 The new Dark Mode 2.0 on MIUI 12 will bring wallpaper dimming to Xiaomi phones. The feature will work in tandem with the time of day and will gradually dim the wallpaper as daylight changes to night time.Xiaomi is also tweaking the way text is displayed as users switch between light and dark modes. In MIUI 12, the phone will automatically adjust the weight and boldness of the font to reduce glare when the dark mode is turned on. Font contrast will also be adjusted depending on the user’s ambient environment. This should vastly improve legibility of text in low-lit conditions.

Super Wallpapers

 

 Xiaomi has also introduced “Super Wallpapers” with MIUI 12. The company has created high-precision animated 3D models of Mars and Earth based on available space exploration data from NASA. You will be able to set these Super Wallpapers on both your locked and unlocked phone screens. When the dark mode is turned on, the planet chosen by you for the wallpaper will also enter night time, thereby enhancing your visual experience.



 New animations


Xiaomi has focused a lot on visual redesign when it comes to MIUI 12. The new skin will bring realistic weather animations and show real-time weather changes displayed in the form of a time-lapse movie on your screen.The animation of app icons also gets a refresh. App icons will now generate real-time feedback based on your gestures. Xiaomi says changes in gesture direction and speed will cause application icons to react differently.For instance, when you delete an application, the ripple animation will also affect the surrounding app icons.In other areas, you’ll notice new animations for screen rotation, buttons, charging, opening and closing apps, and more.


New gestures

MIUI 12 also brings some new gestures to your phones. For instance, you will be able to swipe down on the notifications panel to interact with a notification without having to abandon what you’re doing. You can also slide out the notification panel to expand it into a small window, which you can drag to the side for a split-screen effect.

Health tracking

 With MIUI 12, Xiaomi users will also be able to record activities like walking, running, cycling, and climbing stairs, by just keeping their phones in their pockets. Xiaomi says its uses a self-developed “AI motion behavior perception algorithm” to record accurate health data and also save power at the same time.Xiaomi also wants you to sleep with your phone on your pillow. MIUI 12 will bring sleep tracking that works by placing your phone on your pillow while you sleep. This, the company claims, can help track when you went to bed, how long you slept, how deep you slept, and whether you has dreams or snored.

AI calling

 Xiaomi has been training its AI assistant — Xiao AI — to answer calls for users since last year. It’s similar to Google’s Call Screening feature which was introduced with the Pixel 3.Xiaomi has now revealed that after half a year of testing, the AI ​​phone assistant has answered 4 million calls for closed beta users. With MIUI 12, Xiaomi has officially upgraded the AI phone assistant to a feature called “AI Calling.” With it, users will be able to customize the language in which they want their calls to be answered. They will also be able to switch between automatic or manual call answering. However, it’s unclear right now if the feature will roll out to users outside of China.

 Enhanced privacy


MIUI 12 also brings enhanced privacy features to Xiaomi phones. For instance, you can now choose to grant permissions to apps only once or only while you’re using them. Permissions will be revoked once you’re done using an app. For apps that don’t clarify the use of permissions on your phone, the “Always Allow” option will not be provided.MIUI 12 will also help users keep track of app behavior. You will be able to view a record of how an app behaves on your phone, the information it collects, the other applications it uses, etc, all in one place. You’ll also get a clear reminder on the top of your phone screens when a sensitive permission, such as your location, is being used by an app.Another feature Xiaomi refers to as the “Mask System” provides rogue apps with blank information and a virtual identity to protect user data for five permissions including contact lists, calendar, and call records.Photo sharing will also be safer. Xiaomi says sensitive information such as device details will be removed from image files before you share them with anyone.

MIUI 12 release date and availability

Xiaomi says that it’ll start rolling out the stable version of MIUI 12 by the end of June, 2020.

MIUI 12 update phones


The Xiaomi and Redmi phones eligible to receive the stable MIUI 12 update starting June  following devices:

First batch


Xiaomi Mi 10 ProXiaomi Mi 10Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth EditionXiaomi Mi 9 ProXiaomi Mi 9Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer EditionRedmi K30 ProRedmi K30Redmi K30 Pro Zoom EditionRedmi K20 ProRedmi K20


Second batch


Xiaomi Mi Mix 3Xiaomi Mi Mix 2SXiaomi Mi 8Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer EditionXiaomi Mi 9 SERedmi Note 8 ProRedmi Note 7, 7 ProMi CC9, CC9 Pro

Third batch

Mi Mix 2Xiaomi Mi Note 3Xiaomi Mi Max 3Xiaomi Mi 8 SEXiaomi Mi 8 Youth EditionXiaomi Mi Mix 2Redmi Note 8Redmi 6, 6A, 6 ProRedmi 8, 8ARedmi 7, 7ARedmi Note 5Mi CC9e


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