Tencent Digital | Li Xincao
In addition to the protagonist of the mobile phone at each Xiaomi digital series conference, the introduction of the new version of MIUI is also a major play. But at the launch of the Xiaomi 12 series a few days ago, miUI13 accounted for less than a fraction of the phone, and it seems that there is nothing to say...
This I already have feelings in the first experience of Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro, MIUI13 in my opinion compared to MIUI12.5 in the overall UI design style has not made much change, just look at the appearance is even difficult to perceive that this is an upgraded version of the system. However, with the in-depth use of these days, I gradually felt that MIUI13 has many remarkable upgrades in terms of details, making it more perfect and stable on the basis of MIUI12.5, and hiding a lot of heavy Easter eggs.
Desktop widget "Play It Well"
When iOS14 launched the desktop widget last year, there were many people who complained that this thing was left over from the Android system, and the words were not false, but I have to say that the emergence of iOS14 made this feature fire.
However, most of the widgets of iOS focus on information display, and the interactivity is general, and the function of the widget that began internal testing in the previous MIUI12.5 is also similar. In MIUI13, the widgets have undergone major changes, not only support more third-party APP, interoperability has also been greatly enhanced, and even a large number of interesting widgets based on the system itself without APP, and the playability has been further expanded.
In the basic style of the widget, MIUI13 is unified into a rounded rectangle, and the selection page has become more intuitive, and the size of a single widget has more choices, including six sizes: 1*2, 2*1, 2*2, 2*3, 4*2, 4*4.
The most interesting thing is the addition of various fun widgets, such as the fun clock, which has been provided with 19 kinds of options, some of which are full of personality and artistic sense in appearance, such as earth, space rescue, glow tube, etc.
There are even high-level gameplay such as Morse code and mathematical formulas. In addition to the clock, there are also a variety of widget styles to choose from, such as battery level, number of steps, notes, etc.
There are also some practical gadgets that are also presented in the form of widgets, such as "What to eat today", which solves the choice anxiety when ordering takeaways in minutes.
There is also a "drinking cup" that helps you record the number of times you drink water, you can set single and daily drinking goals, and you can help you record the amount of water you drink today with a click after each drink.
There is also a "disagreement solver" that provides three widgets of dice, coin toss, and rock scissors cloth, these gadgets seem a bit boring, but when they can really be used in daily life, MIUI13 This wave of details I give a full score.
In addition, there are personalized signatures that support free editing of content, as well as personalized calendars, weather, class schedules, etc., as well as countdown days that can be accurate to five decimal places, which is full of rituals.
And MIUI13 also has well-known IP personality desktop stickers, such as crayon xiaoxin, my emperor sleep, SpongeBob SquarePants, Kitty cat, etc., and each IP also has a variety of customized practical gadgets, for those who like to decorate the mobile phone desktop friends, it will probably be difficult to refuse the attraction of so many widgets, and the follow-up will continue to update.
In general, although the MIUI online widget function is a bit late, it directly pulls the experience to the ceiling, which is really a thorough understanding of this function.
Xiao Ai's classmates finally "showed their faces"
In recent years, MIUI has paid great attention to the integration of "beauty" in the natural world in sight and hearing into the system experience. In MIUI13, several new live wallpapers of "beautiful scientific crystallization" have been added, which are about the crystallization process of citric acid, vitamin C, salicylic acid and other substances photographed under the microscope, a total of 9 models.
In addition, there is Xiaomi's new variable font MiSans, which optimizes the glyph, enhances the characteristics of the font and the sense of block surface, optimizes the handover relationship between strokes, makes it easier to identify under the small font size, and has a more obvious block face feeling under the large font size, and the whole font looks more full. And a large number of Opentype font functions have been added to enable it to meet the typography needs of more scenes, such as isospace display numbers, automatic conversion of Western punctuation, etc.
By the way, the most important thing is that the MiSans font is free and commercial, and it is also a very reliable choice for design, subtitle short videos, etc.
As an important part of MIUI and even the entire Mijia ecological chain, Xiao Ai finally has his own image in MIUI13. And support customization, the options are very rich, including body type, hairstyle, face shape, facial features, clothing, etc., and support through the recognition of photo generation, I wonder if Xiaomi considers the follow-up direct addition of a face pinch function?
In addition to the personal image, XiaoAi's timbre also supports customization, in addition to the options provided by the system, there are a large number of third-party timbres to choose from, and also support users to record themselves.
After calling out Xiao Ai classmates, your customized image will also be displayed on the screen. This function reminds me of the "shark sauce" in the Xiaomi black shark game phone, and it is probably more interesting if the image of Xiao Ai also supports direct display in the desktop background as a personal assistant.
More stable and smoother, with fewer and fewer security vulnerabilities
To be honest, the design and playability of the system are actually just a plus, and what really supports these experiences depends on its own stability and smooth experience during use.
In the previous MIUI12.5 has been for processor scheduling, memory management, I / O has introduced the optimization of technology focus computing, atomic memory, liquid storage functions, in MIUI13 for these functions for a more comprehensive upgrade, and then continue to improve the smooth experience of the system.
According to official data, MIUI13 has a 52% increase in fluency compared to MIUI12.5 Enhanced Edition.
From the perspective of my use during this time, the overall performance of MIUI13 is still very stable, of course, this is also related to the quality of the Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro in my hand, especially under the blessing of the second generation adaptive refresh rate and snapdragon 8 chip, the animation when switching pages is very silky.
The specific use experience should be judged in combination with everyone's own models, but the number of models supported by the first batch of MIUI13 is still quite large, basically covering most of the Xiaomi and Redmi mobile phones in recent years, and the list is still being updated.
Since MIUI12, the protection of user security and privacy has become a core experience. MIUI13 adds some detailed features in this regard. When shooting identity documents, if you directly submit pictures, there may be a situation of privacy leakage, and it will be misappropriated by criminals to take out loans, apply for credit cards, etc. MIUI13 can automatically add a privacy watermark to mark the purpose of the ID card when shooting the ID card.
Some time ago, many people from Weibo hot search learned that when the APP is verified by real people, it is not only the face information recorded, but the entire upper body, if it is not very decently worn at home, it is easy to have privacy leakage. In response to this problem, MIUI13 added a face authentication protection function, which can cover non-head areas and prevent exposure and privacy.
In addition, MIUI13 also adds a system-level call-finding warning, as well as marking anti-fraud telephone text messages to avoid users missing answers. For apps with a risk of fraud, MIUI13 will also automatically prohibit installation and block from the source.
The Internet of Everything is taking shape
This MIUI13 upgrade in the tablet system has many highlights, and more attention is paid to the improvement of efficiency. The most effective way to improve efficiency in large-screen devices is multitasking, split screen, application windows, etc.
MIUI 13 Pad adds more diverse ways to open the small window of the application, such as pushing inward to switch to the small window in the corner of the application, or dragging it inward directly into the mini window. At the same time, the desktop can also be directly opened in the form of a small window, and the size of the small window supports stepless adjustment, which is very suitable for the use habits of the desktop system, and the collaborative operation between the APP has become more convenient.
In addition, MIUI 13 Pad also enriches the experience of using keyboard shortcuts, and is consistent with many shortcuts of the Windows system, just like using a notebook, without additional learning costs.
MIUI13 also pays more attention to the information circulation and multi-screen collaboration between multiple terminals, taking mobile phones and tablets as an example, and text information such as photos, network hotspots, and verification codes support mutual circulation. As well as the application opened on the phone, will appear in the taskbar below the tablet synchronously, just click to use on the tablet, if you have previously contacted the Apple family barrel, such an experience must be no stranger, on the whole, MIUI13 in this part of the experience is still relatively perfect.
And MIUI13 also supports content circulation under multiple terminals such as mobile phones, watches, tablets, computers, TVs, and speakers. Through the Xiaomi Mi Magic Center, you can directly drag it to the corresponding device icon to directly circulate, which is very convenient to operate, such as dragging the video played on the mobile phone directly to the TV, or dragging the music to the speaker.
And each device icon also supports custom stickers to differentiate, which is very practical if your whole family is a Xiaomi device.
And Xiaomi's vision does not stop there, from MIUI13 "start to connect everything" slogan is not difficult to see, Xiaomi will also create similar to Apple, Hongmeng multi-device collaboration, through the MIUI system to create a strong ecosystem of internet of everything, bringing a more intelligent and convenient experience.
summary
The theme of this Xiaomi Mi 12 is "faster, more stable", in fact, it can also be seen as an interpretation of MIUI13, Xiaomi in this version of MIUI is not eager to pursue the differentiation in UI design, but will focus on the stability and fluency of the system, and use this as a cornerstone to enhance the detailed experience.
During the time I was using it, the fluency of MIUI13 was beyond imagination, whether it was the switching of the page or the rapid opening and closing of the application and the full-screen gesture operation were a silky slip, which was a big version update that was worth upgrading.
In addition, more open and fun widgets, security and privacy protection armed to the teeth, as well as the efficiency of multi-screen collaboration and the infinite possibilities of the Internet of Everything, will become the reason to promote the upgrading of old users and attract new users to join.