Xiaomi equips cell phones and tablets in this country with HyperOS instead of MIUI. We reveal what will change on your device as a result of the switch and what the compatibility with Android is like.
Xiaomi manager William Lu announced the global rollout of HyperOS as part of the Xiaomi 14 launch. (Source: Netzwelt)
- HyperOS will replace MIUI on Xiaomi devices in the future – also in Germany. The new system is based on Android but is significantly slimmer.
- The user interface should also act more fluidly – also thanks to a new animation system.
- Xiaomi is also integrating AI features and wants to improve the way its devices work together.
Xiaomi released HyperOS in China back in October. Now the new user interface is also making its way to Europe together with the Xiaomi 14 and the Xiaomi 14 Ultra. HyperOS replaces the well-known MIUI interface on Xiaomi devices. In the future, all Xiaomi devices from smart displays to cell phones and tablets to cars will run on the system.
HyperOS is the result of seven years of development. Even though Xiaomi calls HyperOS its operating system, it is still based on Google’s Android. So you don’t have to worry that you won’t be able to use apps on your Xiaomi cell phones in the future. The Google Play Store and apps such as Google Maps and Gmail are also still available to you.
Slimmer and equipped with AI
What changes on your cell phone with the new system? Xiaomi wants to offer you a slimmer and faster system with HyperOS. This only takes up just under 9 gigabytes on the cell phone, while MIUI takes up around 14 gigabytes. Compared to other Android variants, HyperOS should also react faster. Animations should look more fluid thanks to a new subsystem. Another new feature is the ability to extensively customize the design of the lock screen. The control center has also been revised. This now includes a music player widget.
Artificial intelligence is also increasingly finding its way onto Xiaomi devices with HyperOS. The new Xiaomi 14 devices with “AI Portrait” offer an app with which you can create portrait photos of yourself against any background. All you have to do is feed the AI some selfies of yourself. The “AI Art” app is available on tablets. This creates works of art from line drawings. HyperOS also offers features such as an AI-supported photo search or the ability to display automatically generated subtitles in video conferences.
If you provide Xiaomi’s AI with portrait photos of you, it can show you against any background in the future. (Source: Netzwelt)
An AI called Hypermind is also intended to optimize the user experience of Xiaomi products. For example, smart lamps should shine brighter in the evening when you turn them on than during the day. Hypermind should also ensure seamless music enjoyment when you switch between Xiaomi devices. Connected devices are controlled via the Xiaomi Smart Hub, which you can access via the HyperOS control center.
In general, Xiaomi is focusing on how devices work together. You should be able to wirelessly transfer photos from your cell phone to your tablet and copy texts between the devices via a shared clipboard. Other innovations include a new security system called TEE, which is intended to protect your devices from attacks at the hardware level.
These devices will receive the update
In addition to the Xiaomi 14 and the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro tablet, which was also presented at MWC, as well as the new wearables Xiaomi Watch S3 and the Smart Band 8 Pro with HyperOS will also be delivered.
HyperOS is intended to improve the collaboration of various Xiaomi devices. (Source: Netzwelt)
The new system will also come to the Xiaomi Pad 6 and the Redmi Pad SE via an update. In addition, the phones of the Xiaomi 13 series, the Xiaomi 13T series, the Xiaomi 12 series and the Xiaomi 12T series will be updated to HyperOS, as will the models of the Redmi Note 13 series and the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G and the Redmi Note 12 5G.
The rollout is expected to be completed by summer. The update is already available on the first devices. As can be read in the Android Help forum, you can already install the update on the Xiaomi 13T Pro, among other things.
In addition to the models mentioned, some devices from the Poco subsidiary brand are also likely to receive the update. With the Poco X6 Pro, this already delivers a cell phone with HyperOS. However, Poco has so far only confirmed an update to HyperOS for the Poco F5.
Depending on the model, the update probably does not contain all functions
However, it is unclear whether the older models will receive all the features of HyperOS. Computing-intensive AI functions are likely to be reserved for the higher-priced Xiaomi devices.
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