However, when "What happened to MIUI 12.5" became the traffic password of video websites, the experience of MIUI 13 made us very curious.
When Jin Fan, the head of MIUI, said at the press conference that "the above is all the contents of MIUI 13", two words came to my mind: That's it?
When I started Xiaomi 12 Pro, I once suspected that it was equipped with MIUI 12.5. From time to time, I went to the system upgrade interface to check the updates, and the press conference verified my idea.
Generally speaking, MIUI 13 on Xiaomi's mobile phone is more like an enhanced version of MIUI 12.5. Stability and fluency are its key words, but if you are not a member of the MIUI internal testing group, the following functions are equally fresh.
Although Android phones have desktop components for a long time, it seems that it was not until iOS 14 launched desktop widgets that major third-party app vendors began to face up to the beauty and ease of use of this feature.
MIUI 13 officially launched the widget function of MIUI 12.5. Pinch your fingers on the desktop, click the "Add Widget" button below, and then select the widget you want to add to the desktop.
If the application has widgets, you can also add them by holding down the application icon.
Compared with the widgets that iOS relies on the app, some widgets in MIUI 13 are also very interesting, and there are many interesting experiences without downloading the third-party widget app.
In beautification, MIUI 13 provides rich personalized signatures, personalized clocks, personalized calendars, personalized weather and stickers. I have always considered myself a minimalist, and gradually lost myself in the personality clock and signature.
In terms of functions, MIUI 13 provides many interesting games and personalized tools. If you don't know what to eat today, you can click on the gadget and see what it will recommend.
I don't know who will get the takeaway, so I play a guessing game on my mobile phone, and the loser goes downstairs to get it.
I don't know if I should say "good night" to TA, so I threw a coin on the table and chatted head-on. If it is negative, I will talk about it tomorrow.
Among them, my favorite is a widget called "Mirror of Answers". After turning it on, turn the phone back up, say your question silently, and then turn the phone over to see the answer. For example, I asked "Can I find a girlfriend in 2022", and the mirror of the answer told me that "giving up is also a way".
Xiao Ai, a well-received student, also ushered in the evolution in MIUI 13. There is only sound TA on the mobile phone. You can choose "Xiao Ai Customization" in the settings of Xiao Ai students to customize the image of Xiao Ai students, so that TA can have its own image.
You can edit Xiao Ai's figure, hairstyle, facial features and clothing to make it look like you like.
And this image will appear on the interface where you use Xiao Ai. TA has been with you like Chief Kotana.
Besides images, Xiao Ai students on MIUI 13 can also customize sounds and wake-up words. It seems that I can really customize a Kotana on Xiaomi's mobile phone.
Although MIUI 13 maintains the same style as MIUI 12 in overall design and function, there are still many improvements in details.
MIUI 13 adopts a brand-new variable font MiSans, which optimizes the design of Chinese, English and numbers and is more readable.
At the same time, this set of fonts is also open to the whole society for free. It can be downloaded and used in MIUI official website.
In MIUI 1 1, various sounds of nature have become our notification ringtones. By MIUI 13, the micro-world can also appear on our mobile phone screens.
MIUI cooperated with Beauty Science to show us the various forms and changes of vitamin C, citric acid and other crystals in the formation process with 8K ultra-high precision.
To tell the truth, MIUI 13 has not undergone drastic reforms, but it has done a lot of optimization in design details. If you are not satisfied with the official UI design, there are many free themes to choose from in the theme wallpaper app.
After more than ten years of development, from the beauty of UI design to the ease of use of system app, to the ingenious thinking of details everywhere, I am not worried that MIUI can't do well. In @MIUI's Weibo, what fans expect most is not function, but stability and fluency.
In terms of fluency, Xiaomi said that MIUI/KOOC-0/3 has completely upgraded the focus computing, atomic memory and liquid storage technologies of MIUI/KOOC-0/2.5 enhanced version, which has made the fluency fully upgraded, up to 52% compared with MIUI/KOOC-0/2.5 enhanced version.
We have been using Xiaomi 12 Pro equipped with MIUI 13.0. 10.0 for some time, and we have carried out intensive games, photos, videos, video tests and various daily experiences, and the overall performance is smooth and stable enough.
However, because there are many models adapted to MIUI 13, the configuration of mobile phones, the number of installed apps and everyone's definition of fluency are different, so we can't give a clear conclusion.
Is there no bug at all? That's not true. In the experience, we have encountered the problem that when the camera is turned on in the lock screen interface, the horizontal screen will turn off the camera lock screen, but we have only encountered 1 time, and it has not reappeared. The smooth and stable experience makes those easy-to-use functions and exquisite designs in MIUI better displayed.
MIUI's accessibility menu.
Privacy tools such as flares, interceptors and hidden masks have been well received by Xiaomi users and widely discussed by netizens once they are released. MIUI 13 goes a step further, reminding you not only when receiving information, but also when an anti-fraud call comes in, reminding you to answer it as soon as possible, and reminding you of electric fraud protection before risk transfer.
In terms of personal authentication, MIUI 13 can make you really "show your face" without exposing more personal privacy. If you bring your ID card, you can also hide the private information in the photo album with one click.
However, it seems that because the Xiaomi 12 Pro system in our hands has not been officially released, there is no function of hiding private information with one button on the ID card.
Compared with MIUI 13, the update of MIUI 13 Pad makes me more excited. It optimizes the big screen experience, allowing us to infinitely zoom the app window when running the app on the big screen, which is convenient for different scenarios.
At the same time, it also supports a relay function similar to that between iOS and iPadOS, and transmits apps between different devices for convenient cooperation.
MUI 13 Pad also optimizes the keyboard experience. By pressing the multifunction key, you can switch the app and bring up the taskbar to achieve more practical operation.
Maybe you will be curious, why don't we do the actual measurement and just use the screenshot of official website? Is it because the measured effect is too poor to show it? You may not believe it. A ten-year-old rice noodle failed to pass the MIUI internal test version for the first time in his life and missed the first batch of internal tests.
Jin Fan!
However, Jin Fan, the head of MIUI, also promised that we won't wait too long this time. The stable versions of MIUI 13 and MIUI 13 Pad will be released at the end of June 2022. Whether the experience of combining the two can surpass iPhone and iPad, we will reveal it for you then.
If you enter MIUI official website now, you will not see the functions of these mobile phones and tablets mentioned above. After a gorgeous animation, the slogan "Start and connect everything" will come into your eyes.
What is the future of MIUI? "Connecting everything" is the answer given by Xiaomi.
In the future, you can drag the music being played on your mobile phone to the speaker to play it; You can drag the game you are experiencing on the tablet to Xiaomi mobile phone to continue playing; The navigation information of the mobile phone map app can be seen on the watch; You can control all household appliances on the touch screen speaker. ...
I know what you want to say, whether it's Apple's relay or Huawei's cross-device cycle, these functions mentioned by MIUI may be realized in different ways, but what it wants to do is really what other manufacturers have done and are doing.
Circulation function of HarmonyOS system
As consumers, instead of arguing about who comes first, it is better to enjoy and experience the fun and convenience brought by technology. After all, even the official MIUI questionnaire did not evade the function of Huawei Internet.
In the Xiaomi community, we can see that Xiaomi Miaoxiang Center is inviting users to conduct internal testing, and the internal testing of MIUI Home is also in hot recruitment. Back in MIUI official website, mobile phones, tablets, watches, homes and televisions all have different interfaces.
Maybe in the near future, we will also say "MIUI is not just a mobile phone system".
The future of MIUI is worth looking forward to, but for the time being, I can only experience MIUI on the mobile phone tablet, or I have to go back to my mobile phone.
Before summing up the mobile phone experience of MIUI 13, let me ask a question: Are there too many bugs in MIUI 12.5 to be used? I have experienced almost all the beta versions after MIUI 6, and Xiaomi 1 1 Ultra equipped with MIUI 12.5 is also the main machine I have used for a long time.
The glory of the king, lock on 70 frames? I will add a cooling fan before starting the game; Rest screen sometimes fingerprints can't be unlocked? I will lift the bright screen to unlock it; The small window in the back always closes automatically? I opened it voluntarily.
The remaining screens cannot be unlocked by fingerprints.
As a rice noodle, although I encountered some problems, I took the initiative to submit bugs to the community, upload logs, and then try to overcome myself before solving them. However, MIUI can't let these small problems affect everyone's experience with the patience and tolerance of users.
With the convergence of hardware of various mobile phone manufacturers and the close combat of prices, MIUI 13 with the word "stable" may not make you feel too amazing in experience, but compared with the new function of surprise for one minute, I believe what everyone needs more is the stability of comfort all day.
Will MIUI of everything become the sword for Xiaomi to return to the first place in the world? Let's wait and see!
Will MIUI, which is ready to connect everything, become the sword for Xiaomi to return to the world first? Let's wait and see!