What does MIUI 13 mean for Xiaomi?

In particular, the newly launched MIUI 13 was called "insincere" by netizens. Indeed, the slogan of MIUI 13 this time is "Faster and more stable". Literally, it just fixes bugs. Then the problem is coming. As a big version update, what has MIUI 13 updated, which can make countless rice noodles join the condemnation.

I happen to have a Xiaomi 12 Pro with MIUI 13 in my hand. Let's see what new functions MIUI 13 has.

In a sense, the update of MIUI 13 is more like an "upgraded version" of MIUI 12.5. For us, the most intuitive change in appearance is widget.

Since iOS brought widgets back to the public, many domestic mobile phone manufacturers immediately followed up on the system. No matter Huawei's HarmonyOS system, vivo's OriginOS, etc., functional components similar to widgets have been developed, and so has Xiaomi's MIUI 13 this time.

Compared with other widgets, the widgets added on MIUI 13 seem more interesting, as can be seen from the interesting widgets.

When we press and hold on the desktop to enter the desktop editing interface, we can see the option of adding widgets. After clicking in, we can clearly perceive that the number of widgets in MIUI 13 is really large.

Among them, Xiaomi's personality components are more distinctive, such as the more fun "mirror of answers".

When we add this widget, turn it over and ask questions, and then turn it back to show the corresponding divination answer. Of course, this answer is random and cannot be used as a reference.

Another example is "drinking measuring cups". I believe that many friends will basically forget to drink water when they are working or studying. This widget allows us to remember to drink water at any time when picking up the mobile phone and keep healthy.

There is also its own "difference solver", which provides three small components: guessing boxing, rolling dice and tossing coins. For example, drinking and playing games with friends, you can use these gadgets to "decide whether to win or lose", and flip a coin first.

The widget of MIUI 13 also provides some interesting functions, such as "a day at work", which predicts the working state of wage earners in a day according to time and shows it in the form of animation; There is also a note-taking function, which can seamlessly connect widgets with system tools.

In addition, MIUI 13 also provides stickers and personalized signature functions to make your mobile phone more personalized, and you can add your favorite words or expressions.

In the widget option, Xiaomi also put some widgets that have been adapted to the application into this option. I just want to use it, and I need to install an app to use the widget normally.

In addition to widgets, MIUI 13 also added new wallpapers and fonts; On the wallpaper, Xiaomi cooperated with Beauty Science to change various forms and changes of various crystals such as vitamin C and citric acid into the wallpaper and built them into the system.

In terms of fonts, Xiaomi has brought a brand-new system font: "MiSans", which has been completely designed for Chinese, English and numbers, and this set of fonts can be downloaded from Xiaomi official website for free use.

MIUI 13 also made some optimizations for Xiao Ai students. You can design a unique image for Xiao Ai, and the customized Xiao Ai homecoming will appear in the voice assistant interface.

In addition to some obvious appearance changes, Xiaomi has also added some new functions in privacy protection, such as cooperating with the National Anti-Fraud Center, checking whether the other party is a fraudulent phone call on the incoming interface, and adding system-level functions such as risk transfer protection.

Some of the remaining updates are aimed at the underlying optimization. According to the official, MIUI has been comprehensively and meticulously optimized from the bottom framework to the upper application, and the system fluency has increased by 20%~26%, which has done more work for the aging of mobile phone performance.

This is all the updates of MIUI 13. Isn't it surprising that these updates are actually called big version updates? Even I feel a little incredible. This update is even more water than the iOS update.

But don't worry, Xiaomi's "water" has been explained by themselves. In addition to the system update, the future direction of MIUI has also changed this time, that is, "connecting everything".

Talking about "connecting everything" in 2022 seems nothing new.

Since the earliest multi-device "relay" work brought by Apple, users who use Apple's barrel have experienced different feelings from Android users, which not only provides convenience, but also is surrounded by Apple's multi-devices in Apple's "ecology". Many friends of Apple's barrel are firmly locked in the "ecology" by Apple, and want to change Android devices? Sorry, all your things are in iCloud. Once the original Apple family bucket users switch to other platforms, it will be difficult for consumers to adapt.

Being trapped by "ecology" is both a bad thing and a good thing; The "interaction" between multiple devices makes the use efficiency of products rise linearly, from 1+ 1=2. It becomes1+12. The more devices that can cooperate, the more convenience you will experience. For example, Huawei's "Internet of Everything" has formed a brand-new "ecology". Huawei notebook+Huawei mobile phone, multi-screen collaboration and other operations make consumers feel convenient. This is a win-win situation for manufacturers and consumers. The ecology of manufacturers has been opened, and the user experience has also risen to a higher level.

At present, in addition to Huawei, OPPO is also trying to connect multiple devices, such as the interconnection between mobile phones and wearable devices, and the interconnection between TVs and mobile phones and headphones. Although it is in its infancy, it also proves that the future direction of OPPO is "the Internet of Everything".

MIUI+ launched by Xiaomi is the same idea, connecting the mobile phone and the computer together, so that the two are fully integrated and more synergistic. Now the concept of MIUI connecting everything appears, which proves the future direction of Xiaomi.

The first is Xiaomi's "wonderful enjoyment center". Music and video can be cycled between devices by dragging the content card to the device block.

In addition, video and music content can also be pushed to tablets and TVs to achieve seamless push of devices.

Smart wearable devices can also interact with Mijia's series of products, such as Mijia Treadmill, which are connected with each other, and can also visually display the current sports data on TV.

We can also control the smart home of the whole house through the built-in MIUI Home of Xiao Ai touch-screen speaker. Since Xiaomi has had many layouts in smart homes before, the addition of MIUI Home has enriched the entire Mijia ecology. Stretch space.

Unfortunately, "MIUI Universe" is only the direction that Xiaomi is currently proposing. If consumers want to experience it, it will take some time.

Since Lei Jun put down Xiaomi's mobile phone business and went to build a car, it can be clearly seen from this conference that Xiaomi's route is slowly overlapping with Apple's, and Apple has gradually become conservative from its earlier radical product strategy, not seeking success, but seeking nothing. Today's Xiaomi is also the same; With the increase of the number of Xiaomi mobile devices, not to mention concentrating on developing new functions, the system maintenance cost is soaring, so the best solution is stable in one word. For the current mobile phone, especially in the period when there is no major breakthrough in system functions, it is undoubtedly the best way to settle down and solve various stability problems left over from the past.

At the time of MIUI 12.5, MIUI's reputation can be said to have plummeted. In Xiaomi Forum, most users are voicing BUG problems. If you sit still for a long time, the loss caused by the loss of users is undoubtedly huge, so this time MIUI 13 focuses on stability and optimization, and I personally agree with it.

Moreover, MIUI 13 is only an appetizer for the press conference that day. After the emergence of MIUI connecting everything, the whole MIUI matrix became "alive". Previously, Xiaomi was more like the exclusive of enthusiasts for users, and each product was an independent individual; With the development of Xiaomi's strategy of connecting everything, more and more users will be tied in the MIUI ecosystem, and together with the Mijia intelligent ecosystem that Xiaomi has been laying out, this will be Xiaomi's strongest "moat".