Xiaomi unveiled MIUI 13 at the Xiaomi 12 series lunch event last week. The company revealed that the first batch of eligible devices will start receiving the stable update from the end of January 2022. Ahead of that, the firm has begun to roll out the stable release for the testers.

Xiaomi has kicked off MIUI 13 stable update rollout for users in the closed beta channel. The first devices to bag the update are the Chinese variants of the Xiaomi Pad 5, Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro, and Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 5G, and Mi 11.

The latest software build for the flagship tablets and the premium handset arrives with the following build numbers.

• Xiaomi Pad 5

  • MIUI 13 Pad Stable: V13.0.3.0.RKXCNXM
  • Region: China
  • Size: –

• Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro

  • MIUI 13 Pad Stable: V13.0.4.0.RKYCNXM
  • Region: China
  • Size: 659MB

• Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 5G

  • MIUI 13 Pad Stable: V13.0.2.0.RKZCNXM
  • Region: China
  • Size: –

• Xiaomi Mi 11

  • MIUI 13 Stable: V13.0.4.0.SKBCNXM
  • Region: China
  • Size: 4.2GB

As you can note, the MIUI 13 stable update for Mi 11 weighs over 4GB in size. Interestingly, the MIUI 13 Pad stable for the Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro weighs only 659MB in size.

Apart from bringing newly introduced MIUI features, the fresh software update for the aforementioned devices also brings along Android 12 and its features.

Having said that, we expect the update to reach regular users by the end of this month, followed by international markets sometime later in Q1 2022.

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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 officially announced a new branch of MIUI 13 built specifically for tablets called ‘MIUI 13 Pad’ with a number of optimizations designed to make Android and some of its apps look better on a larger screen.

A teaser was posted by company CEO Lei Jun yesterday who revealed that MIUI 13 Pad will be going big on multitasking, allowing at least two apps to be visible at the same time. On top of that, the OS has also adapted the top 3000 apps for larger screens so that not even a single inch is wasted.

A few other tablet-specific optimizations and features are likely there too but we would have to wait until tomorrow to see them. For the uninitiated, Xiaomi has scheduled a major end-of-year launch event where a number of new products are expected to be launched, including Xiaomi 12, Watch S1, and of course, MIUI 13 along with MIUI 13 Pad.

The unveiling of MIUI 13 Pad comes at a time when smartphone OEMs are increasingly focusing on enhancing their Android skins to better adapt to larger screens – the reason for this being the pandemic that has acted as a major accelerator for tablet sales due to increased emphasis on WFH culture and online learning. And what good is a tablet if its UI can’t make use of the additional screen estate?

As for MIUI 13 itself, the update is bringing a number of new features but is prioritizing fluidity and privacy over everything else. Still, a few meaningful changes have been done including entirely reworked widgets for system apps.

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