The next iteration of MIUI – MIUI 14 – expected to arrive today, has been postponed. Xiaomi will release a new date for the event, and while we wait, the MIUI 14 changelog has been revealed.
Xiaomi had plans to present MIUI 14 in China today, but due to the death of Jiang Zemin – former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party – the event was canceled. The company is expected to release a new date for the launch in the coming days. Nevertheless, we now know what changes MIUI 14 will bring, thanks to the leaked changelog.
It looks like Xiaomi is focusing on improving the fluidity and stability of MIUI instead bring new features. Although the MIUI 14 changelog revealed there’ll be a new system design with the introduction of the Super icon, the update is about improving the performance of MIUI.
Xiaomi plans to achieve less memory usage with MIUI 14, which means a swift and responsive performance over a long time. There’s an improved system architecture to boost the performance of pre-installed and third-party apps. Interestingly, system apps have been reduced to eight, meaning you can uninstall more of them now.
Complete MIUI 14 changelog
[MIUI 14] : Ready. Steady. Live.
[Highlights]
- MIUI uses less memory now and keeps being swift and responsive over much more extended periods.
- Improved system architecture comprehensively boosts the performance of both pre-installed and third-party apps while saving power.
- Attention to detail redefines personalization and brings it to a new level.
- More than 30 scenes now support end-to-end privacy with no data stored in the cloud and all actions performed locally on the device.
- Mi Smart Hub gets a significant revamp, works much faster, and supports more devices.
- Family services allow sharing all the essential things with the people you care about most.
[Basic experience]
- Improved system architecture comprehensively boosts the performance of both pre-installed and third-party apps while saving power.
- MIUI uses less memory now and keeps being swift and responsive over much more extended periods.
- Stabilized framing makes gaming more seamless than ever before.
[Personalization]
- New widget formats allow more combinations, making your experience even more convenient.
- Want a plant or pet to always wait for you on your Home screen? MIUI has lots of them to offer now!
- Attention to detail redefines personalization and brings it to a new level.
- Super icons will give your Home screen a new look. (Update Home screen and Themes to the latest version to be able to use Super icons.)
- Home screen folders will highlight the apps you need most making them just one tap away from you.
[Privacy protection]
- You can press and hold the text on a Gallery image to instantly recognize it now. 8 languages are supported.
- Live subtitles use on-device speech-to-text capabilities to transcribe meetings and live streams as they are happening.
- More than 30 scenes now support end-to-end privacy with no data stored in the cloud and all actions performed locally on the device.
[Interconnectivity]
- Mi Smart Hub gets a significant revamp, works much faster, and supports more devices.
- Bandwidth allocated to interconnectivity makes discovering, connecting, and transferring items much faster.
- You can easily connect earphones to your phone, tablet, and TV, and switch between these devices seamlessly.
- Whenever text input is required on your TV, you can get a convenient pop-up on your phone and enter text there.
- Incoming phone calls can be easily transferred to your tablet.
[Family services]
- Family services allow sharing all the essential things with the people you care about most.
- Family services allow creating of groups with up to 8 members and offer various roles with different permissions.
- You can share photo albums with your family group now. Everyone in the group will be able to view and upload new items.
- Set your shared album as a screensaver on your TV and let all your family members enjoy these joyful memories together!
- Family services allow sharing of health data (e.g. heart rate, blood oxygen, and sleep) with family members.
- Child accounts offer a series of sophisticated measures of parental controls, from limiting screen time and restricting app usage to setting a secure area.
[Mi AI voice assistant]
- Mi AI is no longer just a voice assistant. You can use it as a scanner, translator, call assistant, and more.
- Mi AI allows you to perform complicated daily tasks by using simple voice commands. Communicating with your device could never be easier.
- With Mi AI, you can scan and recognize anything – be it an unfamiliar plant or an important document.
- Mi AI is ready to help whenever you bump into a language barrier. Smart translation tools support multiple languages.
- Dealing with calls is so convenient with Mi AI: it can filter spam calls or easily take care of the calls for you.
[More features and improvements]
- Search in Settings is now more advanced. With search history and categories in results, everything looks much crisper now.
- Your device can work with much more types of wireless card readers. You can open supported cars or swipe student IDs with your phone now.
- Whenever you sign out of your account, you can choose to keep all your cards on the device without having to add them again next time.
- You can boost connection speed using mobile data when the Wi-Fi signal is too weak.
Meanwhile, these changes are expected in the Chinese ROM. The global users are only going to get a few of that, which has been the Xiaomi approach for years. Perhaps, there’ll be a Global release to announce the features that would arrive to Global users.
Xiaomi phones to get MIUI 14-based on Android 13
Xiaomi is only recruiting testers for the new build. The registration is on till December 28, and we think that’s when the stable version will start rolling out to everyone. According to reports, the flagship Xiaomi 12 series, Xiaomi 12S series, Xiaomi 11 series, Xiaomi Mix 4, Xiaomi Civi, Redmi K50 series, Redmi K40S series, Redmi Note 11T series, Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 10 Pro.
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