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Xiaomi's latest launch was held in grand at the end of March, presenting an excellent arrangement and emotional transmission. From the crown of Android mobile phones, to the big cup and super large cup flagship, to the "liquid lens" and "self-developed surging C1" and other black technologies, and finally announced the news of Xiaomi's entry into the automotive field, Xiaomi gradually broke away from the label of "low-end" and re-established a "high-end" brand image.
After the conference, the latest data released by research institute Counterpoint in early April showed that the global market share of Xiaomi mobile phones had risen to 13% in February 2020, surpassing OPPO, vivo and Huawei to become the largest mobile phone manufacturer in China. This news makes people sigh that "Xiaomi has finally succeeded".
In addition, after announcing this news, Xiaomi still did not stop and continued to release a full range of new products in an orderly manner, including TVs, laptops, smart homes, etc., which won unanimous praise from the market and consumers.
However, MIUI is not included in these positive reviews.
MIUI fell into a storm of public opinion, whether in Lei Jun's Weibo comments or on the MIUI forum, fans were full of complaints, mainly focusing on the adaptation speed of MIUI 12.5 and the stability of MIUI 12.
According to MIUI's plans, the first batch of the stable version of MIUI 12.5 will be launched at the end of April, including the Mi 11, Mi 10 series and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE. The second batch, which is most of the models on sale, will be fully rolled out by the end of May. However, compared with the previous 2 to 3 months adaptation time, the adaptation time of MIUI 12.5 has been extended to four months, and large-scale push even takes five months, which makes users dissatisfied. Once the adaptation is completed, the release of MIUI 13 will also be approaching.
The extension of the adaptation time is only part of the problem, the main problem is that the stability of the current version of MIUI 12 is poor, and various problems continue to emerge, especially on new models such as Xiaomi 11 and Redmi K40 series, and the forum has almost become a "spitting" and "catching insects" conference.
The stability issue of MIUI has caused widespread complaints from users, especially for the newly released Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, which is more like a fuse.
In addition, there are many other problems, such as Xiaomi mobile phone series and Redmi series that support high refresh rate do not turn on the high refresh rate of 120Hz by default, and the negative screen card blur effect is turned off by default. These problems, coupled with the dissatisfaction of previous users, have led to a storm of public opinion against various issues in MIUI.
MIUI officials responded quickly, and on the evening of April 8, some leaders of the MIUI team answered some questions that users were concerned about in the Xiaomi community, and sorted out and announced the content of these questions and answers the next day. In short, they acknowledge the instability of MIUI 12, mainly due to the increased workload caused by the overlap of the MIUI major version update with the Android 11 version. At the same time, they explained why the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra do not come with MIUI 12.5, and the considerations for the new version of MIUI. The MIUI team also said that some problems were deliberately introduced to free up more resources for system applications.
However, the response of the MIUI team did not calm the storm of public opinion, but made more users express dissatisfaction, and their opinions, complaints and even fierce words flocked to the Weibo comment area of Xiaomi executives.
MIUI opted for a lower-key strategy, instead of continuing the in-depth Q&A, continued to collect bugs and requirements on the forum, and continued to improve MIUI 12 and MIUI 12.5.
MIUI 12.5, which was originally planned for a full push on April 30, was brought forward to April 22 and expanded supported models, including the just-released Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra. However, even this "stable version" still has some minor bugs and previous problems, such as power consumption and heating problems. After MIUI 12.5.4, MIUI 12.5.5 was urgently released to "optimize some problems".
From these circumstances, despite being a "stable version", the MIUI 12.5 pushed this time is not stable enough, and some problems still exist. However, at least this gives fans who have been waiting for more than four months a chance to experience the new features and dynamics of MIUI 12.5. For MIUI, this turmoil may come to an end, but the optimization and stability of MIUI 12.5 still has a long way to go.
Is MIUI 12.5 a reversal battle for MIUI? In the past, Xiaomi often had different voices in terms of positioning, price, supply and design of hardware products, but in MIUI, it was basically "affirmative". As an early build custom Android
The MIUI of the system has always been known for its large and complete, rapid update, and has always been the leader of the domestic customized Android system, leading the development of the domestic Android customized system.
However, with the continuous advancement of other Android customization systems in China, the gap between them has gradually narrowed. In recent years, domestic systems such as the well-received ColorOS, Flyme, which focuses on small and beautiful, and the restarted OriginOS have begun to emerge, no longer limited to MIUI alone, and began to compete in a hundred flowers, and more and more manufacturers began to pay attention to user experience and compete in the field of "software".
Competition is getting tougher, expectations are rising, and Xiaomi's ambitions for MIUI 12 are growing, but many features and effects have not been launched as expected, coupled with the update of the big version of Android 11, leaving some problems. MIUI 12.5 can actually be seen as a "perfect plan for MIUI 12".
MIUI 12.5 introduces a new light-tracing architecture architecture, more immersive translucent motion blur, new super wallpapers, new notification system sounds, more detailed vibration feedback, enhanced system-level privacy management, and added MIUI+ collaboration functions. Comprehensively considered, from aesthetic experience, privacy functions to ecosystem expansion, MIUI 12.5 has been significantly improved.
MIUI 12.5 not only introduces these new features, but also "greatly improves" fundamental issues such as the stability of MIUI 12. However, from "discovered in May last year" to "launched at the end of April", the nearly one-year problem solving and optimization cycle is obviously a bit too long. In addition, MIUI has always insisted on taking needs from users and then integrating them into new systems, but this has also led to many backlogs of new features with lower priority, rising expectations, but not easy adaptation.
With the adaptation of MIUI 12.5, the frequency of Xiaomi releasing new machines has increased significantly, with three Xiaomi 11 series alone and three Redmi K40, which has brought great pressure to the MIUI development team.
In addition to challenging high expectations, slow adaptation, and distraction, there are many new MIUI development versions, and the application threshold is quite cumbersome, even if ordinary users are willing to take risks, it is difficult to experience MIUI 12.5 for the first time.
At present, the Xiaomi community for the development version includes three different versions: public test, closed test, stable version internal test, application conditions require a high degree of internal test score, not only need to answer questions, but also need to actively participate in the community, and there are official restrictions on the number of open test and closed beta places. In addition, once you become a member of the closed beta, this qualification will be tied to the MIUI account, and after exiting the account, the MIUI version of the device will stagnate.
These layers of restrictions and multiple versions make it complicated to apply for MIUI 12.5 closed beta, and also spawned some unofficial methods, such as selling beta installation packages, leasing accounts for upgrades, etc., which are called "smuggling" by community fans.
Whether it is the public test or the closed test, the same set of access rules is used, and the motivation for applying for and obtaining the internal test score is to test the closed beta version of MIUI through MIUI core active users to better catch insects and optimize. However, so far, this application process has been a bit complicated and requires revisiting and optimizing the application process for beta versions and qualifications.
Although there are some problems, it cannot be denied that MIUI is still one of the best Android customization systems in China. However, in terms of the stability of MIUI 12 and the adaptation progress of MIUI 12.5, MIUI does not perform well, and even disappoints users with its high expectations. While Xiaomi continues to improve the "high-end" route, MIUI should be its important support point, rather than becoming a slightly "dragging behind" role now.
In the context of fierce competition among domestic mobile phone manufacturers, the importance of system software is increasing, and the opportunities for MIUI to make mistakes are becoming less and less. MIUI used to cause user dissatisfaction with advertising and push problems, but Xiaomi saved the user's reputation by introducing a one-key off switch. The key to the current crisis facing MIUI is "when" and "how" to solve it, and at present, MIUI 12.5 is the solution, but it has not been done well enough.
In addition, for the low-level overhaul of Android 11 and the major versions of MIUI 12 and MIUI 12.5, the adaptation progress of the development team is obviously unable to keep up, and the MIUI team may need to reorganize the priority of requirements and solve the problem in a targeted manner. For most users, some cool interfaces and features that have little impact on day-to-day use can be left behind
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