Xiaomi officially unveils MIUI 12

After months of rumors and leaks, the Android 10-based MIUI 12 is finally officially unveiled. Xiaomi says this firmware has been redesigned from the ground up to compete with iOS. A beta test for 22 smartphones has already begun, and a stable version for these models is expected to be released in June.

Here are the key changes in the new version of the proprietary interface:

• Completely redesigned icons and animations that are even smoother.
• Large-scale redesign of branded applications, including "Notes", "Health" and "Camera".
• Dynamic fonts have appeared - the color of the text and its contrast in relation to the background varies at different times of the day to reduce the strain on the eyes.
• Application requests for access to GPS, camera and other smartphone services are now displayed in a convenient iOS-style dialog box with the ability to configure access.
• There are new "super wallpapers" for the lock screen and home screen with smooth animation. Among the preset wallpapers are dynamic images of the Earth, Mars and other celestial bodies.
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• New motion trackers can track how much you walk and run in a day, as well as how many steps you climbed - and all this will take no more than 1% of the charge.
• All the branded themes that have been pre-installed in MIUI firmware over the past 10 years are now available in high definition - for those who are nostalgic but don't want to see pixels on their screensaver.

A list of smartphones is also available, on which the MIUI 12 beta-best will start on April 27 - however, so far only in China:

• Redmi K30
• Redmi K20
• Redmi Note 8 Pro
• Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro
• Redmi note 5
• Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
• Xiaomi CC9 Pro
• Xiaomi CC9 (regular and Mito Custom Edition)
• Xiaomi Mi 8 (regular and with a scanner in the display)
• Xiaomi Mi MIX 3
• Xiaomi Mi 8 Transparent Edition
• Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth Edition
• Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
• Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S
• Xiaomi Mi MIX 2
• Xiaomi Mi Note 3
• Xiaomi Mi Max 3
• Xiaomi Mi 6X
• Xiaomi Mi 6

It is expected that these same smartphones will be the first to receive the global version of the firmware - but it has not yet been specified when exactly this will happen. When announcing a new Mi 10 Youth Edition the company has also promised to update it to MIUI 12 soon - probably the new flagships will receive a new version without open beta testing.