MIUI
| MIUI | |
|---|---|
| developer | Xiaomi Inc. |
| License (s) |
GNU GPLv3 Apache License 2.0 Proprietary |
| First publ. | 08/16/2010 |
| Current version |
MIUI 12 12.0.8.0 China 12.0.3.0 Global |
| Kernel | Monolithic , modified Linux (kernel) |
| ancestry |
GNU / Linux ↳ Android ↳ MIUI |
| Architecture (s) | 32-bit ARM , MIPS , x86 , x64 |
| Languages) | 32 languages |
| www.mi.com | |
MIUI (from MI User Interface, pronounced like "Me You I") is a heavily adapted, Android- based operating system from Xiaomi .
The operating system is continuously being developed. MIUI is translated into other languages by independent developers and ported accordingly into unofficial versions. Except for the Mi A series, all smartphones sold by Xiaomi have MIUI preinstalled as the operating system . Most recently, MIUI 12 was presented.
history
The first version was based on Android 2.2x Froyo and was released in Chinese on August 16, 2010. At first only for a few devices and shortly afterwards for a few other Android devices, this custom ROM quickly spread, from which a large community developed. On August 16, 2011, Xiaomi's first smartphone appeared, the Mi 1. With more and more smartphones from its own production, Xiaomi gradually stopped developing this mobile operating system for other smartphones. In the beginning, MIUI was often criticized because it was very similar to iOS and Samsung's TouchWiz . After a few months, MIUI had over a million users. Since MIUI 4, which was based on Android Icecream Sandwich and Jelly Bean, Xiaomi has integrated its own antivirus engine. This was developed by tech partner Tencent (where Lei Jun was previously CEO). Methods were quickly published in the Chinese Mi forum to remove this, as it was not considered useful by most of the users. On May 10, 2016, Xiaomi announced that the MIUI ROM has over 200 million users worldwide and supports over 340 devices.
MIUI and Google Play services
Due to government regulations that Google does not comply with in China, the Chinese government is blocking access to Google services. In MIUI 4, Xiaomi started removing Google services from the system. However, Xiaomi has expanded its operating system outside of China, so MIUI versions for Xiaomi devices outside of China (e.g. in Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia) have Google Play services and Google apps such as Google Mail and Google Maps pre-installed. However, in order to make profits in China in this area, Xiaomi has launched its own services, such as its own cloud service; MiPay to be able to pay for the themes and games. With the further development of MIUI 5, almost all Google services were then removed from the Chinese MIUI ROM version. MIUI Global versions outside of China are certified by Google.
History of the versions
| version | Android version | Publication date |
last major version |
Date of the last version |
significant changes |
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| MIUI 1 | to Android Froyo | August 16, 2010 | - | - |
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| MIUI 2 | August 16, 2011 | - | - |
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| MIUI 3 | 2.3 | April 20, 2012 | - | - |
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| MIUI 4 | 4.0.x - 4.1.x | August 16, 2012 | 3.2.22 | February 22, 2013 |
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| MIUI 5 | 4.1.x - 4.4.x | April 9, 2013 | 4.12.5 | 5th December 2014 |
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| MIUI 6 | 4.4.x - 5.0.2 | August 16, 2014 | 5.8.6 | August 6, 2015 |
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| MIUI 7 | 4.4.4 - 5.1.1 | August 24, 2015 | 6.5.26 | May 26, 2016 |
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| MIUI 8 | 4.4.4 - 7.1.1 | June 16, 2016 | 8.1.x | 19th January 2017 |
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| MIUI 9 | 4.4 - 8.1 | August 2017 | 9.6.xx | ||
| MIUI 10 | 6.0 - 9.0 | September 2018 | 10.3.xx |
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| MIUI 11 | 7.1.2 - 10.0 | October 2019 |
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| MIUI 12 | 9-10 |
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Legend:
Older version; no longer supported
Older version; still supported
Current version
Current preliminary version
Future version
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License violations
Since Xiaomi did not want to provide source codes for the Linux kernel used in the products , the manufacturer violated the license agreement ( GPL ). A petition called for the source code for the kernel and some parts of the MIUI firmware to be released. According to an announcement in September 2013, Xiaomi wanted to publish the source code of the kernel of its Mi smartphones. This was implemented in March 2015.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Xiaomi's MIUI 11 presented - All information about the new user interface (system) from Xiaomi. zdnet.de, September 18, 2018, accessed on January 7, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Install MIUI Gingerbread Custom ROM On Google Nexus S 4G. Redmond Pie, May 24, 2011, accessed January 17, 2012 .
- ↑ MIUI Has 200 Million Active Users Worldwide 2016-05-10
- ↑ Find all the Google Apps in Google installer! . Xiaomi Tech. June 9, 2013.
- ↑ Xiaomi MIUI: MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM Starts Rolling Out: Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and More! - MIUI General - Xiaomi MIUI Official Forum. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
- ↑ MIUI 10. Retrieved November 1, 2018 .
- ↑ by Kai Schmerer on October 11, 2019, 5:03 p.m .: MIUI 11 Global will be released on October 16. October 11, 2019, accessed on October 12, 2019 (German).
- ↑ What's new in MIUI 11.1, a lot of innovations for Xiaomi phones! November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Xiaomi: MIUI 12 is already in the works. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .
- ↑ MIUI 12: Xiaomi is working on system-wide dark mode. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Charanjeet Singh: MIUI 12 Best Features, Release Date And Eligible Devices. In: Fossbytes. April 28, 2020, accessed May 9, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Mi Kernel wants to be opensourced . miuiandroid.com. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ↑ Xiaomi Releases Kernel Sources. March 31, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2016 (American English).
