Xiaomi MIUI 12 is now official. The company unveiled the new version of its forked skin for Android at new products launch event in China today. At the event, Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun revealed that MIUI is now used in 221 countries or regions. It has also built support for 80 languages. Jun also confirmed that the version has over 310 million monthly active users. He then revealed MIUI 12 as an “amazing” update to MIUI 11.
The MIUI 12 was unveiled as part of Xiaomi’s 10 year anniversary celebration this year. Jun added that the company considers MIUI as the first real product of Xiaomi. He added that the company always believed in software being the soul of any mobile device. The company also showed iOS and iPhone on stage to drive the narrative home. With MIUI 12, the company is describing the operating system as 10-year dream work. In the initial glance, it definitely looks interesting.
Xiaomi MIUI 12: Features and Compatible devices
Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition is the first smartphone with MIUI 12 out of the box. It is reported that the company has opened an internal beta process for the update. The update is said to be available for models including Redmi K30, Redmi K20, Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, Xiaomi Mi CC9, Xiaomi Mi CC9 Mito Custom Edition, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 7, Xiaomi Mi 8, Xiaomi Mi 8 screen fingerprint version, Xiaomi Mi MIX 3, Xiaomi Mi 8 Transparent Discovery Edition.
The leaks from China claim that the update is also available for Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, Xiaomi Mi Note 3, Xiaomi Mi Max 3, Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth Edition, Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Redmi Note 5, Xiaomi Mi 6X, Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, Xiaomi Mi 6, etc. This is a long list of supported devices by any standard but there is no word on the official release date just yet. The update streamlines a number of features available on Xiaomi’s custom skin based on Android.
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