Xiaomi officially launched the MIUI 12.5 major version system update on December 28 at the Mi 11 launch event. The new version comes with a bunch of new features and optimizations to enhance the overall user experience.
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MIUI 12.5 supports Android gesture Turbo which provides extremely fast response in the system and upgraded its computing power. It also brings system animation design, new light Cone dynamic effect architecture, System sound design, hundreds of global biological sounds, new snow mountain super wallpaper, and more.
According to Xiaomi, MIUI 12.5 is lighter, faster, and cheaper. The system user interface was rewritten, and the memory usage of the core scene was reduced by 20%. Carrying out a special razor project, optimizing system applications one by one, the background memory usage is reduced by an average of 35%. The system application power consumption is reduced by an average of 25%.
In addition, through comprehensive uninstallable special items, applications that cannot uninstall desktop icons are minimized. Based on the core technology of the MIUI 12.5 motion effect, MIUI’s light cone motion effect architecture is at a higher level. Build a dedicated thread for gestures, determine the priority of gesture operations, and respond quickly.
The computing power of the light cone architecture has been improved, which is 20 times the rendering power. The effect classification has been optimized, and the official said it can make mobile phones with different configurations smoother.
MIUI 12.5 also brings a new super wallpaper “Snow Mountain“, based on the main peak of Siguniang Mountain in Sichuan. It offers a unique unlock animation that zooms out of the peak when you unlock your device.
Additionally, the new landing locations of “Super Wallpaper Earth” are Shipwreck Bay in Greece and Blade’s Edge Mountain in Italy. And a series of super wallpapers will be launched in the first half of next year.
MIUI 12.5 adds natural notification sounds co-created with global sound artists. It brought the four main habitats of the South American rainforest, Australia, East African grasslands, and the Arctic Circle. There are more than 120 global biological sounds for you to mix and match.
A new system sound effect derived from natural elements and a stereo surround sound field has been added. All sounds are designed for dual speakers, giving full play to the characteristics of dual speakers.
MIUI 12.5 brings a natural touch and brings a real touch to the phone. Improve the feedback characteristics in reality, and present a natural touch and subtle vibration. The rich transient tactile library covers the entire system. In addition, the new natural touch and barrier-free function allow the visually impaired to touch information through a tactile design. It will be released online on December 30, 2020.
In terms of privacy, MIUI 12.5 brings 4 new weapons. MIUI 12.5 comes with the privacy protection of the clipboard, allowing applications to read the behavior of the clipboard, record access records in detail, read the application reasonably and publish it locally, integrate fuzzy positioning to allow precise positioning.
The application only obtains your approximate location, adds a new integrated fuzzy positioning function based on differential privacy technology, and returns the choice to the user.
MIUI 12.5 is the first Android system to fully enable the sandbox mechanism, which can isolate albums independently And sensitive information. For private information, the application needs to apply for other access permissions to support the separate setting of the application to read permission details.
The browser will upgrade its privacy protection function, Web behavior recording, automatically intercept web pages to obtain sensitive information, and block malicious downloading of web pages and add an Internet anti-tracking function. In addition, Xiaomi also stated that each application in the Xiaomi App Store will have its own privacy statement.
MIUI 12.5 upgrades Notes to MIUI notes. Add mind notes and generate brain maps with one click. Added graffiti function, optimized for finger painting, can automatically adjust graphics and connect lines. Open a new shorthand window and enjoy the global “excerpts”. Text, links, pictures, articles, brainstorming ideas are automatically extracted into notes. The new typesetting system uses an innovative dynamic grid to build beautiful text sequences.
MIUI 12.5 also brings its first “cross-border” function. Now, MIUI can also be used on laptops. You can view mobile notifications on the computer, copy the text on the mobile phone and paste it directly on the computer, open the screenshot of the mobile phone directly on the computer, and then view the webpage opened on the mobile phone on the computer.
In particular, file management and MIUI Note are designed for large screen customization interfaces, which look like basic PC-side programs on a computer and conform to keyboard and mouse operation logic.
You can also check the eligible device list of the MIUI 12.5 internal beta here.
