Xiaomi is already looking for new recommendations to improve the User Interface and other features of their devices. The company always keep a tap on the suggestions from its users via Mi Community. Similarly, Xiaomi is going to add Persistent Lockscreen feature to the MIUI on the recommendation of the Mi community members. In an update via MIUI official Weibo handle, the company said that it will allow users to switch whether they want the slide to unlock feature or directly wants to face unlock the device.
MIUI is terming this new feature as Persistent Lockscreen and will soon be available on the devices. The need for such a feature arises when most of the users tend to see the time or other notifications on the lockscreen rather than unlocking the device. As of now, to see the notification while keeping the phone locked, users have to place the device in an unusual position. It is done so it won’t detect their face and unlocks the device. It is a cumbersome practice for many users.
As detailed on Mi community forums, the feature will add additional “Swipe to Unlock” function if the Persistent Unlock feature is turned on. It will also give an option to permanently turn off the function and use the device as usual.
This new aspect of continuously improving the operating system has enhanced the MIUI functionality even in the old devices. According to official data, Xiaomi new devices perform 50% faster at launch, but after some time, the performance increases by 85% due to updations and refinements. Moreover, the new improvements update policy will not only cater the high-end devices, soon it will be directed towards every Xiaomi devices including Redmi phones too, said Lin Bin, President of Xiaomi.
Along with the Persistent Unlock feature, MIUI is continually improving the functional aspects of the ROM. It is continuously optimizing the performance, and other aspects of the ROM by providing new updates.
We hope Persistent unlock would solve all the issues that people are currently facing with face unlock on Xiaomi devices.
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