MIUI 11 Mistakenly Rolled out to Many Devices; New Features Detailed

MIUI 11 leaked: new features and screenshots

With Xiaomi testing a new iteration of its custom Android skin, i.e. MIUI eleven in China, we expected them to share news most new features over the coming weeks. We thought a formal announcement happens September 24, alongwith the reveal of the official rollout schedule. However, the company mistakenly rolled out the airtight beta update to Redmi K20 Pro, Mi Mix 2S, and Mi 6 users in China. Yes, this means some Xiaomi users are now running Android 10-based MIUI xi.

As many online reports suggest, download links for MIUI 11 (build #nine.9.9) airtight beta were briefly alive on Xiaomi'south update but it was fourth dimension enough for users to grab the latest firmware and wink their devices. So, thanks to a pocket-size mishap on Xiaomi's office, we've today got our beginning look at MIUI 11, whose motive is "Empowering the productive." If you'll look closely at the screenshots of the about page and homescreen below, you volition notice some trivial changes here and there:

Near MIUI 11 screenshots you lot will encounter on the Internet are covered in the IMEI number of the users (blurred out to protect identity), all because of some internal lawmaking in the closed beta build, just users take plant ways to bypass it. Coming to the features, well, Xiaomi previously said that we could see new iconography, with a dash of color, beyond the board. And well, that'south truthful as you lot can see in the settings page downwardly beneath.

The company has likewise revamped some of its system apps, introducing a new design into the mix. There'due south now a new Community app, redesigned Files app, and a number of new customization options that will assistance elevate the MIUI 11 experience. This will include the toggle to turn off system ads, a dynamic sounds feature, quick replies, and the selection to tweak the always-on display. MIUI eleven is too putting the dark mode front and center via the quick setting pane, alongwith the improver of the new file-sharing protocol that would work with Vivo and Oppo phones likewise.

You can accept a look at this hands-on video which shows off the new design elements and features introduced in MIUI 11 –

Xiaomi has already taken down the links for the closed beta update builds. The MIUI 11 closed beta update is around two.7GB in size and if you're lucky enough, you can come across the ZIP file for the update. You'll need to have an unlocked bootloader and TWRP installed on your device (recommended for Chinese models and non Indian) to flash the update. You tin can get MIUI 11-based GSI images from this link, but nosotros suggest you look effectually for Xiaomi to roll out the official update.

This is just a pre-release early on build for MIUI 11, so a lot of new features could all the same be under evolution and being finalized for release. Xiaomi hasn't announced an official release engagement, but we expect the company to talk almost MIUI eleven at the rumored Mi 9 Pro "5G" event on September 24.