MIUI is an Android-based user interface that is used on Xiaomi smartphones and tablets. Thanks to the latest software, phone owners will receive the latest MIUI, enhanced performance.
Using AI Preload, usage data is tracked, which will allow faster loading of applications. Along with this, users will find several changes in the phone’s interface, which makes it more functional. In order to get these functions, you need to know everything about MIUI and how to update the interface.
Availability of updates for Xiaomi versions
Many years of support for their own devices is a big plus for MIUI. The current and powerful generation of gadgets is the first to receive version 10: Mi 8 / 2S / MIX 2 / Mi 6X / 6 / 5. Even older smartphones will use the new features: Mi 3 / 5c / 5s / 5s Plus / 4 / 4c / 4S / Redmi Pro The update is available through Global ROM. Although users in other countries have to wait for the package much longer than the residents of China.
Over the past few years, Xiaomi has updated the security patch in MIUI and Global ROM. Almost every Xiaomi mobile phone is now equipped with international MIUI. How to update it from Playstore and OTA? This is not a big deal. In addition, most devices have the current Android 8 base. Such an update policy is difficult to find with another phone manufacturer.
Installing MIUI Ninth Version
This version was one of the most anticipated and brought Xiaomi lovers a lot of new features and modifications. If the user is confused about how to install the latest update, he is better acquainted with the instruction manual.
MIUI installation: how to update via OTA:
- Log in to your Xiaomi device with the same user ID.
- Open the Updater application on Mi 6, click "Check for Updates."
- Get the version you need and click "Update."
- After a successful download, the user will be prompted to restart the device, after which the phone will have the latest version.
Retrieving a Version Using a Computer
You can install MIUI with XiaoMiFlash tool. To do this, you need an unlocked bootloader device. PC Installation:
- First download the latest free version of the program for PC and install it.
- Turn off your Xiaomi device.
- Press the Vol Down and Power buttons to enter fastboot mode. In quick boot mode, connect the phone to the computer.
- Download the MIUI file for the device and extract it. After that, open the MiFlash tool and click “Select”. A new window will open.
- Go to the folder where all the files were extracted and select images.
- Click the “Refresh” button. If the device is listed, proceed to the next step. If not, make sure it is connected correctly and the fastboot drivers are installed. In the lower right corner, select and save user data, clear and lock all parameters. The option “Clear all” will format the storage and make the device updated. The “Save user data” function will format the system partition while preserving all the content before updating MIUI 8 to 9. The “Clear all and lock” option will format the storage, delete all data and additionally lock the bootloader.
- After the settings are completed, click on the "Flash" button in the upper right corner. The MiFlash tool will flash according to the settings. When the panel next to the device turns green, you can turn it off.
- Reboot the phone to get started and get the MIUI icon.
Download program Fastboot package
Before starting the blinking process, make sure that the phone is at least 60% charged. You will need to download the recovery package, depending on the version of ROM that is used. Download the recovery package with the extension .zip if you are using the developer ROM. Download the Fastboot package with the .tgz extension if using Stable ROM. For those who have Redmi Note 4 versions, you can download and install the necessary ROMs directly from the Xiaomi website.
Boot process:
- After fastboot has been installed on the phone, turn it off and then press and hold the volume down and power down buttons, which will be reflected on the quick boot screen.
- Connect the phone to the PC using USB, click the "Update" button, the device identifier appears.
- Install Mi PC Suite and the necessary drivers. Extract the ROM to a folder on the PC. Run the MiFlash Tool, click "Clear All" in the corner below.
- Select the folder in which the Fastboot disk is saved and click “Flash”, after 3 - 5 minutes MIUI will be successfully launched on the phone.
Redmi 4 update in ROOT
MIUI 9.5, what new things did the manufacturer offer users? There are many updated features in this version, including split screen mode, smart assistant, smart app launcher, image search, quick response and many other features that can be experienced on Redmi Note 4 using version 9.
It has several options for RAM and ROM and means that this Rom will work on all versions of Snapdragon.
MIUI how to update without ROOT:
- Make sure that Redmi 4 uses version 8.2.10 of MIUI, if not, first upgrade it to 8.2.10, then follow the procedure described below, otherwise this may lead to an error: Verify failed.
- Download the ROM version to your laptop / PC.
- Connect the device to a laptop or PC and copy this ROM file to the Redmi internal memory.
Correct MIUI Update
User reviews say that you need to backup applications and settings so that you can easily restore your phone in the event of a failure. Open “Settings”, scroll down to the “About phone” section and click “System Update” by clicking on the three dots in the upper right part of the device and select the update package that was downloaded earlier, for example, MIUI _HMNote4XGlobal_7.8.10_e9be2ff85a_7 .0.zip and select from internal storage.
After selecting, the device will begin to decrypt the ROM and ask you to erase the data, after clicking on Erase Data, it will flash on Redmi, it will take about 15 minutes to update. Now you can restore the previously performed backup, as well as copy all your data, including music, videos and photos.
Global Stable ROM on Redmi
MIUI can be downloaded and installed on Xiaomi devices that are eligible for upgrade. It is available for versions Mi 2/6 and Note 5 Pro. The new software comes with a serious redesign of the phone and new features that support AI. You can easily get MIUI on devices using the instructions below:
- Before installing MIUI on Xiaomi devices, you need to make a full backup of all the data on the phone and charge it to avoid sudden outages during the update process. The phone bootloader must be unlocked.
- Download and install the TWRP recovery image to a supported device in “C: \ adb”. This is the folder on the computer where the ADB and Fastboot binaries are present.
- Turn off the phone and turn it on immediately while holding the volume and power button to open TWRP recovery.
- In TWRP, swipe the "Swipe to factory reset" button. If the user has MIUI China Developer ROM, you can skip this step. After removal, they will return to the TWRP main screen.
- Click on the “Install” button.
- Go to the internal storage and select the MIUI China Developer ROM ZIP file.
- After selecting, click the "Add more ZIP addresses" button. Select GApps ZIP package. Finally, drag your finger across the screen.
- When the flashing process is complete, click the “System Restart” button.
- When the phone boots into the OS, it must run the latest version of Developer ROM.
Manual programming Android 8.0 Oreo
The manufacturer launched its new device in a competitive market. After collaborating with Google, Xiaomi appears with the Android 8.0 Oreo update. Update order:
- First of all, download and install MIUI Rom from the Play Store.
- Open the application and register. Now you can see the form in which to select the device model, country and reason to receive the OREO update.
- Press the submit button and wait a few days, then download it to your phone.
- Go to the settings and select "System Updates", now you can see the official Android Oreo firmware.
- Click to download and install on the device. Now the phone will automatically reboot.
MI UPDATER app
This method uses the Mi Updater application directly, without the need to reboot into recovery. Sequence of steps:
- Download any or the latest version of MIUI with the .zip extension.
- Place the file in the root directory of the phone’s internal storage, which is not in the folder. The file name must be very long and end with .zip.
- Rename it to “update.zip” or simply use it as it is without renaming.
- Open the Updater app on your phone.
- Click on 3 points (...), several parameters will appear.
- Then press “Select Service Pack” and the OK button so that the phone starts flashing.
- The Mi Updater application will first check the ROM package, and then continue the installation process and reboot automatically.
IUI 10 for all Xiaomi phones
Xiaomi has announced the launch of the latest MIUI update on June 1, 2018. This user interface is one of the most widely used in the world, operating in 55 languages in 142 countries.
Since the beginning of the era of Xiaomi, the system provides speed, ease of operation and excellent battery life. It makes the OS even smarter with the new MIUI and better adapts it to full-screen format. And there are also several optical parallels with Android 9.1. Xiaomi Smart Assistant. The user interface works mainly like Google Assistant / OK Google and offers a speakerphone with a smartphone. It can do much more complex things than Google Now, because the Xiaomi assistant is for MIUI.
Design adjustments are modern, beautiful, and better tuned. Actually known with MIUI 5, Full Screen Gestures will now also be included in MIUI. Switches replace on-screen buttons and work great. The integration of IOT smart devices became ubiquitous in 2018. The multitasking menu has been restored. Now it is possible to simultaneously display up to 6 tabs and close them with one movement, the volume control can be controlled using large areas directly on the display.
MIUI ships with Android 8, and Xiaomi already offers Android 9. According to surveys for 9.5 users, version 8 is not new. The status bar gets an IOS Style Upgrade. In addition, brightness control is greatly increased. Performance of version 10, of course, will be faster and better than version 9.
Tips & Tricks
MIUI is very user-friendly, as it always finds a smart solution to every problem. Very often, user complaints arise in connection with aggressive advertising of many applications: Mi Music, Mi Security, Cleaner, Mi Browser, Mi File Explorer and Downloader. You can fix this inconvenience using the Mi File Manager and Security applications.
Disabling ads with Mi File Explorer:
- Open Mi File Explorer.
- Click the 3rd character icon in the upper corner of the Mi File Browser.
- Go to the "Recommendations" section - turn it off.
- To disable the advertising identifier, go to "Advanced settings" - "Privacy" - "Advertising services" - "Use advertising identifier" - "Disable".
- Disabling ads in the MIUI Security app. Go to security settings. Get recommendations on and off.
Hundreds of millions of MIUI Xiaomi users use one of the most popular skins in the world. Its use has increased dramatically in recent years as the company entered the Indian market, where it created an R&D division to meet localization needs. Over the past three years, MIUI has come a long way, adding many new features that successfully complement the core ones.
The rapid pace of development of Xiaomi with a new update, released every two weeks, means that MIUI is always developing in the interests of users.