MIUI 11 is getting rolled out to more and more devices, and Xiaomi’s continuing to improve it with more features. Some new features that will come to MIUI 11 in the future are a set of student focused tools to help them with studying. It’s an interesting idea from Xiaomi, and a good one too considering a large portion of their fanbase are students.
The first feature coming over is a brand new Focus Mode. It lets you set a timer that goes up to 90 minutes, and during that entire duration of time your phone will only be able to make emergency calls and take photos. It’s a baked in version of locking your phone away, just via software. It also keeps track of how long you’ve used it, and users can even store statistics in it. You can turn on Focus mode in Settings > Screen Time Management.
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Next, we’ve got the customisable lockscreens that were promised at launch. They’re even more customisable now, allowing users to select their own colours, captions, pictures and even emojis. Even the notification icons are customisable, you can select where they appear, what icons are on your lock screen, and even the text colours. It’s useful for students to glance all their info quickly without needing to open up the phone.
Finally, we’ve got a Curriculum Mode. It’s essentially a student oriented calendar, where you can jot down notes for any given day. Not much information has been given, but it seems a lot more robust than your standard calendar app. It’s a solid lineup of features, and we’re excited to see how they turn out once they’re done with internal testing.
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