Xiaomi has been using MIUI to power all of its smartphones for over a decade. The company has made a lot of progress recently, and MIUI 14 was touted as being the best and lightest version yet. It even had some neat features, at least in China.

However, Xiaomi has now announced a new operating system called HyperOS, which is essentially the death knell for MIUI. HyperOS is said to have the smallest firmware size in the industry, as well as security, performance, and multitasking improvements.

The gist of the new HyperOS

Xiaomi detailed HyperOS in many words but we’ll keep it short and sweet for you. Starting off, there are changes in the user interface. You get many more customization options for the lockscreen with new templates, fonts, and widgets. The control center has seen refinement and looks more streamlined than the MIUI 14. However, the app icons in HyperOS appear similar to MIUI 14.

Security and firmware size

Xiaomi also added new security features, including a self-developed TEE security system, which processes sensitive content separately. It offers transparent and controllable internet permissions, ensuring complete visibility into every connection.

Xiaomi says HyperOS’ firmware size can be changed to fit different hardware needs. Notably, the mobile phone firmware is very small at just 8.75GB, making it the smallest in the industry.

AI features

HyperOS includes a built-in AI large model that powers features such as Xiaoai Input Assistant for text creation, WPS Document Scanning for text recognition in documents, AI Wonderful Painting for converting doodles into paintings, and AI Image Search for intuitive image retrieval. In addition, there’s a tighter device-cloud Integration.

Cross-device collaboration

Notably, the new operating system also brings seamless cross-device collaboration, letting apps use the hardware of multiple devices. For example, Camera Collaboration lets you use your phone’s rear camera in a PC video conference for better video quality.

Network Collaboration boosts connectivity by letting devices access a phone’s 5G network for fast and reliable connections. And Cross-Device Focus Notification lets you share notifications between devices, so you can see your phone’s taxi info on your TV, for example.

Performance

HyperOS is apparently the most significant overhaul of Xiaomi’s operating system to date. This transformation includes enhanced memory management, which delivers significantly faster startup speeds and improved background app performance.

The file system has been optimized to maintain I/O performance over extended periods. The graphics subsystem introduces real-time blurring for smoother motion effects.

When will HyperOS make it to your phones?

Xiaomi has announced that the official release of HyperOS will begin in December 2023 for Chinese models and in the first quarter of 2024 for international models. The Xiaomi 14 series, Redmi K60 Extreme Edition, and Xiaomi Pad 6 Max will be the first devices to run the new OS.

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