Back in May 2021, Xiaomi had rolled out a new update for its first foldable smartphone, the Mi MIX Fold, which turned it into a pocket PC. This was mobile PC feature was enabled through a new Pocket PC app, which is also apparently compatible with the Mi Pad 5 tablet.

According to known tipster @数码闲聊站 (aka DigitalChatStation), the latest tablet from the Chinese tech giant is also capable of running the Pocket PC app from the Mi MIX Fold smartphone. For those unaware, the pocket PC feature allowed users to turn their foldable handset into a portable PC. The feature offered users a new UI that resembled a PC, with a start menu, taskbar, and control center as well.

Two notable features included a ‘Parallel Window’ and ‘Free Window Fingertip Dragging’ along with ‘Pocket PC’ allowed users to use multiple apps in windows form and drag and drop content from one window to another, which is similar to what a computer offers. Now, this has reportedly been transferred to the Mi Pad 5 as well. The tipster even added screenshots on his Weibo post, a Chinese microblogging website, to showcase the app on the tablet.

As per DigitalChatStation, the Mi Pad 5 Pro can be used in a PC mode after installing the Pocket PC app ported from the Mi MIX Fold. He further added that the port didn’t suffer from any bugs either and hopes that an upcoming MIUI update would bring this feature along with multi screen functionality to the tablet as well.

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The Mi MIX Fold is the first and the only Xiaomi foldable smartphone. The company announced this device in late March. Just like the Mi 11 Pro, this handset is also exclusive to China. Almost a month after the foldable went on sale, it is receiving a new system update with features that were showcased at the launch conference.

The main benefit of foldable smartphones that unfold into a tablet is productivity. But for some reason, the Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold lacked those features at launch.

But thankfully, the company is now pushing these features before more customers get their hands on the device. The update that brings these features comes with build number V12.0.10.0.RJTCNXM and is being seeded out in batches.

The main highlight of this new system update for the Mi Mix Fold is the addition of a feature called ‘Pocket PC’. As the name suggests, this feature turns the foldable into a PC.

This feature enables a new UI mimicking a PC, complete with a start menu, taskbar, and control center. Two other features called ‘Parallel Window’ and ‘Free Window Fingertip Dragging’ along with ‘Pocket PC’ allow users to use multiple apps in windows form and drag and drop content from one window to another, just like on a computer.

Samsung and Huawei offer a similar feature on their foldables as well as regular flagship smartphones in the form of Dex and EMUI Desktop respectively. But those require an external display.

Last but not least, the MIUI 12.0.10.0 update for the Mi MIX Fold also brings a ‘3D Surround Sound’ feature for the handset’s four speakers, a new ‘One-click Incognito’ option, and a fix for the Xiaomi SIM card activation service reminder issue.

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