Xiaomi has finally unveiled MIUI 13 at the Xiaomi 12 series launch event in China. Although it sounds like a major upgrade, it doesn’t bring any significant changes over MIUI 12. That’s because MIUI 12.5 and MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition have already introduced certain changes. Above all, almost all the new exciting features will most likely remain exclusive to China. With that being said, let’s take a look at what MIUI 13 has to offer.

Unlike previous generations, Xiaomi now has three branches of MIUI for its Android devices. They are called MIUI 13, MIUI 13 Pad, and MIUI 13 Fold. As the names suggest, the software is now optimized specifically for smartphones, tablets, and foldables respectively. For the foldables, MIUI is a combination of both regular MIUI for MIUI Pad.

MIUI 13

MiSans Font

MIUI 13 brings new font called MiSans. Xiaomi claims that this is a simple font optimized for Chinese and English languages to offer clear visibility and comfortable reading.

The font is part of Dynamic Font System 2.0. As it inherits OpenType features, the height of hyphens automatically adapts to uppercase and lowercase letters.

This minimalistic font is already available for download on the MIUI Themes app in China for devices running previous iterations of MIUI.

Widgets

Ever since Apple introduced widgets with iOS 14, Android OEMs are playing catch-up although the feature has been present on Google’s operating system for years. That’s because it has been dormant without any interesting development so far.

Now, Xiaomi has also joined the new race for dynamic widgets with MIUI 13. For the unaware, the company has been testing this feature since August 2021.

The widgets in MIUI 13 are sort of similar to those found on vivo’s OriginOS Ocean and OPPO’s ColorOS 12. In other words, they probably won’t make their way to international markets.

Because these widgets are offered by prominent Chinese applications. Additionally, Xiaomi is also offering widgets for mini-games, countdowns, reminders to drink water, what to eat today suggestions, and more.

Although we don’t have much hope for the availability of new widgets outside mainland China, it would be wonderful if the firm somehow manages to bring them.

Beauty of Science Wallpapers

MIUI 12 set the bar high for live wallpapers with the introduction of MIUI Super Wallpapers. For MIUI 13, the company has partnered with Beauty of Science for a new set of wallpapers.

These latest wallpapers display the crystal structure of various minerals. The new wallpapers are a result of 8K time-lapse photography using a polarization microscope.

Just like the MiSans font, the Beauty of Science Wallpapers are also up for download in China.

Customizable Xiao AI Virtual Assistant

Users can create their own customized avatar of Xiaomi’s Xiao AI virtual assistant in China. They can choose from over 50 sets of clothing and accessories.

That’s not all, users can also choose from different voices and set a custom wake word.

Privacy

MIUI 13 is certified by even more agencies than MIUI 12 for privacy. The new interesting feature in the last iteration was ‘Virtual ID’. Whereas, MIUI 13 brings changes to the face authentication system.

Previously, only the face is scanned by the system. But now, the upper body is included in the scan for more data. Further, users can opt for a watermark while scanning important documents.

The system also protects users from spam calls/texts, malicious applications, and harmful file transfers

Optimizations

MIUI 13 brings improvements for Focus Computation, Atomic Memory, and Liquid Storage. These three self-developed technologies debuted on MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition.

Xiaomi claims that the fluency of system applications and third-party applications are now improved by 20-26% and 15-52% respectively when compared to MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edtion.

Devices like Xiaomi Mix 4 can now easily hold an average of 14 apps in the background. Finally, read-write performance only drop by 5% on handsets like Mi 11 Pro after 36 months of usage.

Mi Magic Center

The new Mi Magic Center is Xiaomi’s answer to Huawei’s HarmonyOS Super Device. Users can manage their Xiaomi ecosystem products from this single place.

 They can cast/stream screen content or music from one device to another by simply dragging. Unlike Huawei, Xiaomi also lets users customize their devices with stickers to add a personal touch and for easier recognition.

Only select devices are compatible with Mi Magic Center.

MIUI 13 Pad

Multitasking

MIUI 13 Pad brings support for floating windows. The application windows can be also resized as per requirements. Hence, users can perform multiple tasks at a given time.

Just like devices from Apple, Samsung, Huawei, and Honor, Xiaomi products running MIUI 13 are also now in synchronization with each other. Hence, users can continue their tasks on their tablet from where they left off on their smartphone and vice versa.

Keyboard and Stylus

Keyboards now support default as well as custom shortcuts. Whereas, users can start taking notes and screenshots on any screen by using the official stylus accessory.

App Compatibility

When Xiaomi unveiled MIUI for Pad in August, it set a target to adapt 2,000 applications for tablets by the end of 2021. Surprisingly, the firm managed to adapt 3,000 apps with MIUI 13 Pad.

MIUI 13, MIUI 13 Pad, MIUI 13 Fold Eligible Devices and Update Plan

MIUI 13 and MIUI 13 Pad stable update will be available for the first batch of devices in China from the end of January 2022. On the other hand, it will be available in international markets from Q1 2022.

As for MIUI 13 Fold stable update, it will be rolled out at the end of April 2022.

MIUI 13 Stable Update Eligible Devices – First Batch

China

Late January 2022

• Xiaomi 12 Pro
• Xiaomi 12
• Xiaomi 12X
• Mi 11 Ultra
• Mi 11 Pro
• Mi 11

International Markets

Q1 2022

• Mi 11 Ultra
• Mi 11
• Mi 11i
• Mi 11X Pro
• Mi 11X
• Redmi 10
• Redmi 10 Prime
• Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
• Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G
• Redmi Note 8 (2021)
• Xiaomi 11T Pro
• Xiaomi 11T
• Redmi Note 10 Pro
• Redmi Note 10 Pro Max
• Redmi Note 10
• Mi 11 Lite 5G
• Mi 11 Lite
• Redmi Note 10 JE

MIUI 13 Pad Stable Update Eligible Devices – First Batch

China

Late January 2022

• Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro
• Xiaomi Pad 5

International Markets

Q1 2022

• Xiaomi Pad 5

MIUI 13 Fold Stable Update Eligible Devices

China

Late April 2022

• Mi MIX Fold

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Xiaomi appears to be preparing for the release of its upcoming MIUI 13 as the current MIUI 12 version, more specifically the MIUI 12.5 has seen a new animation introduction. The launch of the new UI is rumoured to be on December 16 along with the upcoming Xiaomi 12 smartphone but ahead of it, the MIUI 12.5 has undergone another modification, this time to the version’s logo.

The MIUI 12.5 has received a logo change and unlike the earlier logo, the newer logo brings a white paint job with construction lines over it. It hints that the upcoming MIUI version is coming and it may release in the coming weeks. For those who are unaware, the older MIUI 11 had also received such construction lines over the logo seemingly hinting at the newer version’s arrival. Now that we see the same with the current MIUI 12, we can expect the launch to be imminent.

The upcoming MIUI 13 is expected to bring major changes over MIUI 12.5. Primarily, the changes would mostly affect animations, as well as enhancements to local apps such as the files & themes app, and bug fixes. One of the notable features expected is the Memory Expansion feature, which will allow a device to use additional storage like RAM. Apart from this, there’s very little to learn about the MIUI 13 as Xiaomi has been rather quiet about.

In terms of its support, the following devices have already received the internal test builds.

• Xiaomi Mi 11 series
• Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
• Xiaomi Mi 10S
• Xiaomi Mix 4
• Redmi K40
• Redmi K40 Pro and Pro+

While some devices have received the Android 12 based MIUI 13, the rest of the devices are tipped to get Android 11 based MIUI 13 builds. Furthermore, the upcoming Redmi K50 series and Xiaomi 12 series is expected to debut with the MIUI 13.

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Xiaomi unveiled MIUI 12 in late April. It has been over a year, however, the company is yet to announce the next major iteration of its mobile operating system. Instead, the Chinese tech giant has been delivering the MIUI 12.5 incremental update for eligible devices worldwide. But now, it looks like Xiaomi may finally unveil MIUI 13 in the coming days.

On May 26, Xiaomi released a beta version (V21.05.26.beta) of the MIUI Cleaner app (via PiunikaWeb). The changelog for this version of the application is rather strange.

Although the latest version of MIUI is currently MIUI 12.5, the changelog mentions that the company has added support for MIUI 13 floating windows. This clearly suggests that MIUI 13 is indeed in development.

As Xiaomi has now started updating its system apps for MIUI 13 compatibility, there’s a high chance for the next-gen MIUI to go official very soon. A rumor from early May tipped that MIUI 13 could be announced in June. The same report also revealed certain popular older devices which won’t be getting the update.

Even if Xiaomi unveils MIUI 13 by the end of this month, don’t expect your device to be updated right away. As usual, we expect the company to release weekly beta builds, followed by stable builds in China and other regions.

As of now, there’s no information regarding the new features in MIUI 13. Above all, Xiaomi is yet to officially confirm the release of the next major MIUI release.

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