Xiaomi: MIUI 12.5 is not only smooth across iOS, but also less “junk” apps

At the event, besides the Mi 11, Xiaomi also announced the latest software version for its smartphone, MIUI 12.5. Although the name of MIUI 12.5 only increases by 0.5 units compared to the MIUI 12 version, according to Xiaomi, the development of MIUI 12.5 is equivalent to the previous major updated versions. Xiaomi did not give a reason why it named “MIUI 12.5” instead of “MIUI 13”, but some people believe that Xiaomi wants to avoid the number “13”, which is also an unlucky number in the opinion of many. Asian countries.

Improved system performance, “smooth across iOS”

The biggest arguably MIUI 12.5’s upgrade is the performance and transition effects. Xiaomi says that the main set of system interfaces (System UI) has been rewritten, saving 20% ​​of system memory. In addition, Xiaomi has also reviewed the system apps so that they consume less resources, and the results are also very good: memory consumption in the background is reduced by 35%, and power consumption. volume also decreased by 25%.

In order to create a smooth experience, Xiaomi has refined system animations and prioritized the processing of swipe gestures. At the event, Xiaomi said the transition effects of MIUI 12.5 for smoothness comparable to iOS.

Minimize the application bundled

In addition to tweaking the lines of code, another method that Xiaomi has taken to enhance system performance is to remove redundant apps. On MIUI 12.5, users can uninstall most system apps and leave only nine.

This figure of MIUI 12.5 is less than that of any other platform, where a few examples given by Xiaomi are EMUI (Huawei) with 19 apps, ColorOS (Oppo) / FuntouchOS (Vivo) / Flyme OS (Meizu) with 20 apps.

Even iOS is compared by Xiaomi, when Apple’s mobile operating system comes with at least 11 apps.

Other improvements to MIUI 12.5

In addition to improving performance and smoothness, MIUI 12.5 offers the following enhancements:

– Enhance the ability to protect user privacy, limit application’s access to sensitive information such as exact location, browser, file and clipboard.

– The Notes app adds mindmaps and stroke notes.

– MIUI + allows users to view notifications, copy texts, manage files … on their phones on Windows computers.

– Add new live wallpaper.

– Add new notification sounds inspired by nature.

Upgrade supported devices

Currently, MIUI 12.5 Beta version is being released for the following devices:

– Xiaomi Mi 10

– Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

– Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra

– Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition

– Redmi K30

– Redmi K30 5G

– Redmi K30 Pro 5G

– Redmi K30i 5G

– Redmi K30S Ultra

– Redmi K30 Ultra

– Xiaomi Mi 9

– Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

– Xiaomi Mi CC9e

– Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro

– Redmi K20

– Redmi K20 Pro

– Redmi 10X 5G

– Redmi 10X Pro 5G

Redmi Note 9 5G

– Redmi Note 7

– Redmi Note 7 Pro