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MIUI 13 to be focused on system fluency and stability

Pranav Sawant — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 14:23:43 +0000

Rumours are rife that the Xiaomi 12 will be the first phone to debut with the MIUI 13 out of the box. Earlier, the company executive revealed that he has been using MIUI 13, and now the company has revealed the software’s major enhancements over MIUI 12.5.

Xiaomi claims that the upcoming version of MIUI would be focused mostly on smoothness and fluency. In comparison to the previous version, the MIUI 13 will feature a 15% to 52% boost in system fluency.

The apps will open quicker, and the frame drop rate will be reduced by almost 90%. The MIUI 13 will also have Focus Computing 2.0, liquid storage, and atomic memory, resulting in faster read and write times.

Moreover, the company CEO Lei Jun has shared a poll on Weibo asking for what feature do the users expect to have in the upcoming MIUI 13. The majority of the users reported that they expect the software to be bug-free.

It seems that Xiaomi has already focused on the stability of the MIUI 13 and so did it list such options in the poll. It is to be noted that the MIUI 13 will be on top of the Android 12 OS for the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro smartphones.

Recently, the company revealed the list of its first batch of phones to receive the update. The phones in the first batch include the Xiaomi 11 Ultra, Xiaomi 11, Redmi K40 Pro, K40 Pro+, and the Xiaomi 11 Youth Edition. Interestingly, the company is also testing the MIUI 13 on 2019’s Redmi Note 8, which might get the official update in the next batch.

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Some high-end Xiaomi phones will be adjusted to internal test channel due to Android 12 prep

Zohaib Ahmed — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:17:49 +0000

An official announcement was issued on Thursday on the Chinese Xiaomi Community concerning MIUI 13 based on Android 12. It says that due to architectural changes on Android 12, multiple flagship and high-end models will be adjusted to the internal test channel from the public beta channel.

This most likely means that users of the concerned devices that are a part of the beta program will no longer be receiving new updates for a while. Instead, all of the bleeding edge testing will be done internally by Xiaomi itself (via IT Home).

But following the limited time of internal testing, users will again be able to register for the public beta version as usual.

The devices that will be impacted by this temporary measure have been listed below:

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 11
Xiaomi 11 Youth Edition (aka Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE)
Redmi K40 (aka POCO F3/Mi 11X)
Redmi K40 Pro (aka Mi 11X Pro)
Xiaomi Mi 10S
Xiaomi MIX 4

Xiaomi earlier this month had done something similar, again likely in prep for MIUI 13, temporarily suspending MIUI 12.5 beta builds for all devices.

According to previous reports, at least two of the models from the Xiaomi 12 series will be released on December 28 along with MIUI 13. Wang Hua, general manager of Xiaomi’s public relations department, had recently hinted this by announcing that he has already used MIUI 13 and that the system “should be packaged within two days.”

Not much is currently known about MIUI 13, but a leak from last week had revealed the software skin’s logo for the first time.

MIUI 12.5 beta builds to soon get suspended likely in prep for MIUI 13

Zohaib Ahmed — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:16:46 +0000

Xiaomi may very soon be giving the last MIUI 12.5 beta build for its devices as the latest beta release notes state that beta releases will be suspended due to the “adjustment of the software system architecture.” While the reason provided is rather vague, it is safe to assume that it’s just Xiaomi shifting its software onto the MIUI 13 base in prep for its beta releases.

Alleged MIUI 13 screenshots (Image: Gizchina)

The release notes are a part of the changelog for the MIUI 12.5 beta 21.12.8 update and we have given the entire thing below (via Xiaomiui).

Due to the adjustment of the software system architecture, the MIUI development version will be suspended for a period of time starting from 12.13, always believe that beautiful things are about to happen.
Due to the major version upgrade of Android, Redmi K30 5G, Redmi K30i 5G, Mi 10 Youth Edition, Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note11 Pro, Redmi Note11 Pro+ will be temporarily suspended from December 13, 2021.
Due to the major version upgrade of Android, Redmi Note10 will suspend the release of the internal test from November 29, 2021 (Translated from Chinese).
Update log
- Game service
- Fix known issues and optimize user experience

As seen above, not only will MIUI 12.5 beta updates be halted, but the Redmi K30 5G, Redmi K30i 5G, Mi 10 Lite Zoom, Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G (Mi 10T Lite), and the Redmi Note 11 Pro will also stop receiving Android 12 builds temporarily. This is effective from December 13th and Xiaomi is yet to provide any information on when said builds will resume.

Coming to MIUI 13 itself, it is said to be a major upgrade over MIUI 12.5 and will be bringing along a number of UI changes and new features, although we are still clueless about what they might be. Still, a number of subtle changes have already begun showing up, a few of which we have mentioned in this piece.

An official announcement for the new OS version is expected this month but it may take a while for the update to reach all of the eligible devices globally.

MIUI 12.5 gets a logo change on the eve of MIUI 13’s release

Pranav Sawant — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:11:14 +0000

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.

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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.

MIUI 13’s Memory Expansion feature will allow for 3GB of additional RAM

Pranav Sawant — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:27:40 +0000

A few days back, a leak about the upcoming MIUI 13 surfaced online. It revealed some key features and improvements of the software over the current MIUI 12. The new MIUI 13 feature list also included memory expansion, but the feature wasn’t detailed before. Today, a fresh leak has shed some light on its usability and suggested how it will work in real scenarios.

According to the leak, the memory expansion feature will be similar to the virtual RAM feature seen in Oppo and Vivo smartphones. It will allow any Xiaomi device to get an additional 3GB of RAM apart from the standard RAM on the phone. Basically, it will use the phone’s storage as RAM when the feature is turned on.

As per a screenshot from the settings page of a Xiaomi phone, there will just be a toggle to turn the feature on or off. The feature is said to help old Xiaomi phones having a limited amount of RAM.

Apart from this, the upcoming MIUI 13 is expected to come with some visual changes. Rumors have it that the upcoming UI will bring new animations, new app icons, and a game floating window.