Xiaomi may be developing the next iteration of MIUI, but it hasn’t stopped customizing the MIUI 12 yet. The company keeps improving the latest UI, with the latest customization, a “horizontal recent” option. Before now, you can only arrange items in recents vertically, but the new MIUI Alpha launcher now adds a horizontal option.
Meanwhile, aside from the new function, the launcher has fixed some bugs while optimizing the launcher performance. Below is the full Changelog of the new MIUI Alpha launcher.
New MIUI Alpha launcher Changelog
- Added new Horizontal Recents option
- Fix the bug that some models reported incorrect points
- Adjust the Gaussian blur scheme
- Fix the bug that the icon disappears when dragging the folder icon
- Optimize the problem of unloading application freeze
- Adjust the animation in and out of the recent task
The launcher has a version number, V4.21.0.2425-10261728, and weighs in at 9.6MB. You can download the APK file from here and also learn below how to install it.
How to download and install the new MIUI Alpha launcher
- Step 1. Download the APK file from the above link
- Step 2. Download and install Google package installer if you don’t have one. Follow this link here (Android 8) and download the correct version for your device. [Android 8.1, 9, 10, 11)
- Step 3. Click on the three dots beside the launcher and click save to downloads
- Step 4. Locate the Apk file on your download or recent under file manager.
- Step 5. Start the installation by double-clicking on the Apk
- Step 6. On completion, head over to settings >> home screen >> recent. Select the horizontal option, and that’s all.
There’s also a video, in case you don’t understand the process above, you can head over to the source link.