What are the new features of the MIUI9 system?

MIUI has been continuously updated from the first Xiaomi product that was launched in 2010 to a giant UI that now covers 55 different languages ????and 280 million Internet-activated users in 142 countries and regions. 342 weeks later, now it has arrived at a "lightning-fast" major version: MIUI 9. Let's take a look at the new features worth paying attention to.

1. "Portal"

Xiaomi stated that in any application of MIUI 9, you can trigger the system's "intelligent analysis" of the long-pressed content through a long press operation. And transmit relevant information to you immediately, thus greatly improving the efficiency of obtaining information across applications.

Specifically, the "portal" can be opened by long-pressing the relevant page;

After that, the "portal" will intelligently match based on the analysis of the long-pressed content. Such as personal encyclopedia, business reviews, product links and other types of information, thereby providing specific direct services for various types of information.

In addition, MIUI 9 also provides an advanced word selection search function. You can perform "intelligent word segmentation" operations by long pressing the content.

It should be noted that the "portal" is a MIUI laboratory function and requires users to actively open it.

2. Quickly find photos

This is also a MIUI laboratory function, and users need to apply to open internal testing in the laboratory. Xiaomi said that thanks to advanced machine learning and image recognition technology, you can quickly search for photos in the photo album of MIUI 9 based on time, location, people, things, etc.

If there are many photos of people, MIUI 9 can also automatically organize sub-albums based on locations or holidays. For example, you can search for "my wife and I" to further find and browse related photos.

According to the official introduction, photos of ID cards, business cards, bank cards, passports and other documents can also be automatically archived in the photo album of MIUI 9, making it easier for users to find them.

In addition, screenshots can also be searched for text. For example, Xiaojian once said that the national football team would run naked when they won against South Korea. Now he does not admit it. If you want to find the chat screenshot, search for "streaking" immediately, and the screenshot evidence will be there. Found it.

3. Information Assistant

MIUI 9 will add “Information Assistant”, which officials say can aggregate valuable information and functions on the phone. On the "Information Assistant" page, you can open commonly used high-frequency applications with one click, or high-frequency functions within commonly used applications, such as payment codes, scanning, etc.

In addition to the "Quick Function" column, the information assistant page also has a "My Favorites" column, where collections in different applications can be organized and aggregated. When you want to find collection information, you can directly click here View in one column.

In the "Reservation Assistant" column, you can also view reservation and itinerary information such as train tickets, air tickets, movie tickets, and hotels. The information and functions aggregated on the "Information Assistant" page are as follows:

4. Applications start faster

Xiaomi said that MIUI 9 has optimized touch screen feedback and thread scheduling. "After intelligently increasing the CPU speed, applications start as fast as lightning."

The official also showed "video evidence" - in iResearch's TOP50 application startup speed comparison, Xiaomi 6 equipped with MIUI 9 ranked first in the startup speed of 43 applications, equipped with SE8.1 Samsung Galaxy S8 ranked first in 4 applications, and Huawei P10 equipped with EMUI5.1 ranked first in 3 applications.

5. Dynamic resource allocation

Xiaomi said that MIUI 9 adopts dynamic resource allocation technology, which can prioritize resources to the applications you are using. “When the phone downloads applications in the background, or video, the news loading in the foreground will not slow down, and the game delay will not increase."

6. Comprehensive optimization of system performance

In addition to application startup acceleration and dynamic resource allocation, officials stated that MIUI 9 also adopts key scene response acceleration and core component congestion control in system performance optimization. , new file system, real-time memory anti-fragmentation and more than ten "black technologies".

Seven sets of new themes and new dynamic icon styles

MIUI 9 comes pre-installed with four sets of themes, including three sets of new themes, namely youth "Unbounded", fashion "Fantasy" "Color", business "Dazzling Black".

Youth "Unbounded" theme

Fashion "Symphony" theme

Business "Dazzling Black" theme

System default theme, desktop The Dock bar has changed

MIUI 9 also adopts a new dynamic icon style, and the icons will have a certain animation transition effect.

8. System slimming

MIUI 9 has streamlined and optimized some previously existing services, functions, and modules. Some functions that are not strictly needed, have extremely low frequency, and have a small number of users, such as cloud business card and call show functions, children's mode, and Xiaomi Yellow Pages, have been canceled or streamlined. Officials stated that more than 50 system functions have been streamlined and optimized.

9. New design of the left screen of the lock screen

The left screen of the lock screen of MIUI 9 will adopt a new design. When the screen is locked, swipe the screen to the right to find 5 quick function entrances including flashlight, Mijia, universal remote control, MI Pay, and Xiaomi Bus.

10. Other new features

MIUI 9 also brings the following detailed updates:

1. Split-screen function

MIUI The split-screen mode made its debut at the Xiaomi Max 2 conference on May 25 this year. The MIU 8 development version of Xiaomi 6 and Xiaomi Max 2 is currently available. MIUI 9 will bring split-screen mode to more models, such as Xiaomi MIX, Xiaomi Note 2, Xiaomi Max, Xiaomi 5, Redmi Note 4X, etc., all of which will support split-screen mode.

2. New desktop editing function

MIUI 9 has redesigned the desktop editing function. With a pinch of two fingers, you can more quickly organize desktop application icons, arrange gadgets and Delete apps in batches.

3. Notification filtering function

The notification bar of MIUI 9 will "intelligently filter" the notifications received by the user, and those "unimportant" notifications will be folded into the second level Table of contents.

4. New text message function

MIUI 9 text messages are grouped by time, and notification text messages can be read or deleted in batches. At the same time, a new verification code grouping function is added to aggregate all verification codes. Short message.

5. New silent mode

MIUI 9 adopts a new silent mode. Through the volume control panel, you can quickly turn on silent or do not disturb, and set the time for automatic exit.

In addition to the above ten new features, MIUI 9 also has more detailed new features waiting for Mi Fan players to discover.

On July 27, Xiaomi 6 and Redmi Note 4X (Qualcomm version) will start internal testing of the MIUI 9 development version. On August 11, the MIUI 9 development version will be released for Xiaomi 6, Xiaomi 5X and Redmi Note 4X (Qualcomm version).

The MIUI 9 development version push time for all models is as follows:

It is worth mentioning that there are many MIUI 9 compatible models, including those released four or five years ago. Xiaomi 2 and Xiaomi 2S released.