Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is currently developing the next version of its custom Android user interface which will be called MIUI 11. The company’s product director recently hinted that the launch of the new custom ROM isn’t far off. The new version is expected to come with some improvements over the MIUI 10. Quite a few of its news features have been revealed, one of which is a “sky replacement” effect on the MIUI gallery app. A new feature purported to be onboard the MIUI 11 has leaked online.
The new feature is called “Inter-finger call”. Of course, the exact name may be different but a description of the feature was given as well as a screenshot of the MIUI interface showing where it can be activated. The “incoming call” interface with the new “Inter-finger call” option on display is also contained in the screenshot.
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According to the MIUI test screenshot, the inter-finger call means that the smartphone voice assistant can help you answer calls in the form of text. The function can be activated in the MIUI lab. When it is activated, the inter-finger call slider appears on the incoming call interface. Instead of receiving the call, as usual, the user only needs to slide the inter-call slider. When this is done, the call is received but the virtual assistant converts the voice call to text messages which is displayed on the interface in real-time. In addition, XiaoAI will provide some responses to the conversation in the form of text options. Any of the options the user selects will be relayed to the caller via voice response. The call records are also stored in the MIUI Lab for future reference.
This feature will debut in China so the XiaoAI virtual assistant will power this feature. We can’t say if Xiaomi will include this feature with Google Assistant for the global MIUI users. Xiaomi may likely start the official rollout of MIUI 11 in September this year.
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