Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi today announced the MIUI 10 Global ROM at an event in New Delhi along with its selfie centric budget device, the Redmi Y2. The company had announced the MIUI 10, the company’s latest version of MIUI in China along with the Mi 8 Series. MIUI 10 includes various design changes and additions such as AI portrait mode, revamped recents menu, gestures and an improved notification center. The new MIUI 10 is aimed at improved performance, making proper use of the bigger full screen display and software based AI portrait mode. Apart from these changes, MIUI 10 also includes new features aimed at Indian users such as the ability to scan Paytm QR codes from the camera app, new system sound and ambient noises, revamped versions of MI Music, Mi Video, a progressive web app that will allow users to use Flipkart, OLA and other services in the Mi browser and a new quick menu tab for business and service messages. Xiaomi today announced that the MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM will start rolling out to multiple devices including the Redmi Y2 from mid-June and the Stable ROM will start rolling out sometime in September. The company has also revealed the devices that will get the MIUI 10 update. MIUI 10 eligible devices<doc-sep>Alongside the launch of its new selfie centric phone, the Redmi Y2 in India yesterday, Xiaomi also launched its custom user interface dubbed as MIUI 10. This is layered on the top of Android 8.1 Oreo. The new OS upgrade focuses on improved performance, design, sound and AI portraits. Although the update is built on top of Oreo, as per Xiaomi’s track record, the update is expected to be rolled out to older smartphones while maintaining an older version of Android. Let’s take a look at what new features this OS version offers, the supported devices and update schedule: Features The MIUI 10 is a completely revamped version of Xiaomi’s custom skin. The user interface is now more refined and is designed for modern bezel-less display phones. Keeping this in mind, Xiaomi has added full-screen display gestures for switching between apps smoothly. For instance, users can swipe from bottom to go to the home screen, swipe from the edges to go back to the previous screen or swipe from the bottom and hold to open the Recents apps menu. The recent apps menu has been updated as well. It is now inspired by the MIUI Notes app and stacks all the apps on one screen. While the current standard in Recents offers a horizontal view, it is now switched to vertical list which is optimized for 18:9 aspect ratio displays. Xiaomi has also re-designed the notification panel to look good on full screen devices. The company claims that they have restructured UI elements and removed visual clutter to make space for more buttons and features. Weather and Calendar apps have been updated too. Another interesting part of the update is in terms of sound. MIUI 10 includes different kinds of sounds inspired by nature for notifications. There is a water droplet sound for notifications. Ambient noises include sounds of beaches, forests, and drizzles built in the timer app. So if you need to feel relaxed or meditate you can just set the timer and listen to those beautiful sounds. AI driven Portraits is another highlight of MIUI 10. The portrait mode in camera adds a beautiful bokeh effect to the picture. This feature is highly useful on devices with single rear camera instead of dual camera phones. The feature uses AI based algorithms that identifies foreground and blurs out the background. Users in India will get additional features like the Mi Music, Mi Video and an updated browser app. The company has also introduced payments integration for Paytm in the camera app. This means that the camera doubles up as Paytm QR code scanner which lets users to make cashless transactions. Last but not least is the updated messaging app. There is a quick menu tab to help users find information about the business or service with one tap. It currently supports up to 100 services. Availability & Compatible Devices When can you install it? Is your device eligible for MIUI 10 update? As far as the availability of MIUI 10 goes, the beta version of the update will likely be pushed in mid-june. The list of compatible devices include Following the Beta rollout, most phones from the company’s lineup should be updated to the latest version, unless you are on a phone that is really old. So, if you have purchased a Xiaomi smartphone in the last two years, rest assured that your device will be updated. For more such news, stay tuned to our Blog, Facebook page and Twitter handle.<doc-sep>Just a week ago, Xiaomi announced its high-end trio, the Mi 8, Mi 8 Explorer Edition and MI 8 SE and the latest version of its MIUI skin along with it. Today, with the Redmi Y2 in India, the company is officially rolling out the MIUI 10 as well. The new interface focuses on speed, re-designed UI, cool new nature sound notifications and bokeh portraits without the second camera. The UI is now more refined and utilizes the new tall screen ratio and full-screen displays. The recent menu has been revamped as well to better display the content of the apps. The performance improvements rely on the AI-driven software that learns and adapts. It monitors your activity and day-to-day usage of the apps and then anticipates your actions. In result, apps load and switch faster. In the sound department, MIUI 10 brings cool new notifications that are based on nature sounds. Each notification you receive comes with unique sound and when pop one after another, they form a "rhythmic pattern". And last, but not least, the software brings a trendy new feature - the bokeh portrait mode. This one works thanks to AI algorithm without the use of a second camera, so the background can be blurred even on the old Xiaomi phones with one sensor on the back. The best part is that the MIUI 10 will be rolled out to a lot of devices - from new to old. The OTA update will be pushed starting mid-June. You can find out more in detail here along with the full list of devices that are going to get the update. Source<doc-sep>TL;DR MIUI 10 update for Xiaomi phones has been revealed with new software features. MIUI 10 brings the ever-popular portrait mode to single camera Xiaomi phones. Wondering if your phone is on the list? The company has revealed a timeline for the preview version of the update. Xiaomi used its Mi 8 launch event to shed light on its new MIUI 10 Android skin as well. The latest version of the Android theme focuses on expanded full-screen support and a driving mode. The biggest feature addition is Portrait Mode for both dual- and single-camera smartphones. Portrait-style modes have been available on selfie cameras in the last year on several Huawei devices, the Pixel 2, and, on the other side of the fence, the iPhone X. Switch to the rear camera, however, and the feature is usually restricted to dual-camera smartphones. In fact, the Pixel 2 is one of the few phones on the market capable of a decent Portrait Mode using a solitary rear camera, so we’re glad to see Xiaomi implementing the feature. Here’s hoping it isn’t half-baked. A new Recents menu MIUI Forum The Chinese company is also tweaking its Recents menu to take advantage of taller screens. We now have a vertically scrolling menu, along with those familiar full-screen gestures to switch apps and close them. Users will also have more options when long-pressing on an app in the Recents menu, such as locking it or shutting it down. The driving mode is another noteworthy addition to MIUI 10, allowing you to conduct voice commands via the Xiao AI voice assistant. This is more of a Chinese-language feature, so we aren’t expecting it in the global version. Finally, Xiaomi is claiming AI enhancements for performance in the new update. In a feature that evokes memories of Huawei’s EMUI 8, Xiaomi says MIUI 10 will study your phone behavior and allocate resources accordingly. You can find out more about the new additions and changes in MIUI 10 in our new feature that goes into more detail on the update. When will MIUI 10 be available? Xiaomi started rolling out the beta to MIUI 10 in July 2018, and the global stable rollout of the user interface began in September. Here’s the list of phones that are confirmed to get the MIUI 10 update. Xiaomi Mi series Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Xiaomi Mi MIX Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Xiaomi Mi 8 Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Xiaomi Mi 6 Xiaomi Mi 5s Xiaomi Mi 5 Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus Xiaomi Mi 4 Xiaomi Mi 4C Xiaomi Mi 4S Xiaomi Mi 3 Xiaomi Mi Max Prime Xiaomi Mi Max Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Xiaomi Redmi Note series Redmi Note 6 Pro Redmi Note 5 Pro Redmi Note 5A Redmi Note 5A Prime Redmi Note 4 Redmi Note 4X Redmi Note 4X MediaTek variant Redmi Note 4X Qualcomm variant Redmi Note 3 Xiaomi Redmi series Redmi S2/Y2 Redmi 6 Pro (Indian) Redmi 6 Redmi 6A Redmi 5 Plus Redmi 5 Redmi 5A Redmi 4 Prime Redmi 4 Redmi 4A Redmi 4X Redmi 3 In addition, the budget-price Xiaomi Pocophone F1 will receive the MIUI 10 update as well.<doc-sep>
tech2 News Staff Xiaomi has announced the MIUI 10 for the global audience at the launch event of the Redmi Y2 in Delhi. The beta build of the device will be available for compatible devices from June onwards and the stable build will be announced in the coming weeks or next month. The MIUI 10 has already been unveiled for China a month ago. The key areas of focus for the MIUI 10 are performance, UI, sounds and AI Portraits. Since physical or capacitive buttons on the front have been all but abandoned, MIUI has been upgraded to support full-screen navigation gestures such as those seen on the iPhone X. Notch support has also been given for phones along with support for displays having an aspect ratio of 19:9. In terms of UI, as per Xiaomi, MIUI 10 has made the home screen area clutter free and regrouped them on the basis of type. The recent menu along with the weather and calendar apps have been given a better design. Xiaomi says that it has now also included ambient nature noises for notifications so that the user feels more relaxed. This includes the sound of rain drops while receiving a message or the sound of the desert wind while setting the timer and so on. MIUI 10 will also give the ability to take AI-powered portrait photos for cameras having a single lens. Xiaomi claims that the software for AI-portraits has been designed through deep-learning algorithms. There were some India-specific updates as well in the MIUI 10. India is country that is progressing towards digital payments more and more. To facilitate this change, MIUI 10 will have a QR code scanner in the camera app that will direct the user to the particular payment service when a code is scanned. In the messaging app, a new feature called quick menu has been introduced for a smart reply to banking messages. MIUI 10 Beta will be coming first to the following list of devices Mi 8, Mi Mix 2S, Mi 6X, Mi Mix 2, Redmi S2, Mi Mix, Mi 6, Mi 5, Mi Note 2 and Redmi Note 5.