So that cloudy autumn day came when another update arrived on my device (Xiaomi mi8). I already forgot the last time the last one arrived, I even thought that Xiaomi forgot about my device. And suddenly, a complete system update to MIUI 11. Let's see what the ...



Install. The first thing that is immediately visible is the new design, of course it is better than the previous one, but the modified icons reminded me very much of the application icons in iOS, and so they all confused my phone with the iPhone, but then I almost believed it. This design could be configured on MIUI10, using alternative themes, but now out of the box. But if you don’t like the standard theme, you can easily put your favorite theme from a large store of alternative themes. Now you can turn on dark mode - a dark theme, and it will be everywhere, in all applications. The theme can become dynamic, for example, turn on in the evening, and in the morning there will again be an ordinary light theme. This update has many features that have become dynamic.



The animation of the application open and close interface has also changed, and this is how the screen looks right after the update:

Sound

Steep changes were made in the sound scheme, now there are dynamic effects and signals that work differently depending on the time of day and may never sound the same throughout the day. Just remember that the update will not update your speaker system, the sound should become better, but it will be more interesting.

Design

Almost all changes relate to the design, many new settings are associated with it. For example, Lock Screen settings have become much more. Now you can make your phone even more unique with these individual settings:

Fast application features

Another feature in the design is the menu of some applications by long pressing. It is very convenient that the key functions of the applications are available through quick access:

Calculator application

The standard calculator has become much more convenient in terms of cool features. Now let's say you can calculate how old you are (days, months). It will help to calculate taxes, discounts and much more.

watch yourself

Another cool feature is the activity counter. It will show how much time you spent on the Internet or your favorite toy, or how many notifications were received today







On some devices with the MIUI 11 update, an update to Android 10 flew. But on mi8, the ninth version is still left. Most likely, you should soon wait for an update to Android 10. And it will be with it that there will be even more improvements.

Instead of output

Updating, of course, is necessary. But nothing fundamentally new, except for a cool update of personalized usability, could not be found.