Along with the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro, the Xiaomi also launched MIUI 14, its latest smartphone operating system based on Android 13.Â
Xiaomi officially launches its latest MIUI 14!
To recall, MIUI was introduced in 2010, and over 12 years later, it has a worldwide user base of over 564 million monthly active users. Xiaomi claims that this is the most efficient and streamlined MIUI to date, and it starts with Project Razor.Â
The developers of MIUI 14 improved the system architecture at the level of the Android Kernel with resource scheduling for CPU, GPU, and memory, lighter system firmware sizes, and reduced memory consumption. On the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Xiaomi says that MIUI 14 performs 60% smoother than its predecessor.
Moreover, a toggle to turn off permanent notifications is one of several cool enhancements, as well as automatic compression for apps that are not actively used. In comparison to previous MIUI releases, only eight system apps cannot be removed.
The design of MIUI 14 offers customizable folders with small and large icon selections as well as additional widget choices in a range of sizes and shapes. The flowers and pets widgets, animated Tamagotchi-like characters that live on your home screen, are one of MUI 14’s more unexpected new features.
Additionally, MIUI 14 has enhanced text recognition and extraction from gallery photos in addition to merging duplicate files. End-to-end encryption and local on-device processing of user data completely revolutionize privacy. They also improved privacy with end-to-end encryption and local on-device processing of user data.
Meanwhile, a new option in the control center of MIUI 14 allows you to drag and drop Xiaomi accessories like wireless earphones across Xiaomi devices. The burden of connecting earphones with other devices will be eliminated with this feature.
You may share your images and cloud subscription services with up to 9 people with the new family account feature. To assist in monitoring the health of family members, users may also share the health tracking information from their smartwatch.
Xiaomi tablets also benefit from screen mirroring, enhanced display capabilities, and simple keyboard and mouse swapping with laptops.
In addition, MIUI makes advantage of a new high-speed connectivity bus that accelerates Bluetooth discovery by 50% for TWS earbuds, 12% for TVs, and 77% for streaming video. Xiaomi also describes MIUI 14 as a “human-centered OS,” which implies it considers the requirements and perceptions of the user.
On December 14, the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro will be the first devices to be released with MIUI 14.Â
Xiaomi also revealed the devices listed below in its official update timeline for China:
January 2023
- Xiaomi 12S Ultra
- Xiaomi 12S Pro
- Xiaomi 12S
- Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity Edition
- Xiaomi 12
- Xiaomi Mix Fold 2
- Redmi K50 Pro
- Redmi K50
- Redmi K50 Ultra
- Redmi K50 Gaming Edition
April 2023
- Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4
- Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro
- Xiaomi Pad 5
- Redmi Pad
However, Xiaomi has not yet announced its global availability as well as the POCO devices that will get the MIUI 14. Stay tuned for more information!