New Delhi: Xiaomi launched the new version of its custom user interface - MIUI 9 at an event in Beijing, China.


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MIUI 9, based on Android Nougat 7.0, comes with three key features - Image search, Smart assistant, and Smart app launcher. All these features are aimed at ensuring smoother user experience.


Image search


This feature allows you to search the images by keywords of what is in the picture.


Smart app launcher


It launches an app, based on screen contents. It can open Maps if you are talking about going somewhere or help you read more about an artist if you are reading an article on him.


Smart assistant



It can let you search anything on your phone from photos to text. It can help you bring up the search along with app suggestions, news and other customisable widgets. Once the ROM rolls out globally, it can be easily compared to Google Assistant.


Here are other new features of the latest OS


Three new themes –No Boundary, Colour Fantasy, Cool Black


New design on the lock screen


New shortcut to activate the torch


Split-screen feature


Availability


The first beta will be made available on August 11. However, this will be specific to China Developer ROM which is not to be confued with Global ROM rollout


Xiaomi Mi 6, Mi 5X, and Redmi Note 4X will recieve the first China Developer ROM.


The second phase of the MIUI 9 China Developer ROM rollout will begin on August 25. The following phones will get it


Xiaomi Mi MIX


Mi Note 2


Mi 5


Mi 5s


Mi 5s Plus


Mi 5c


Mi Max 2


Mi Max


Mi 4S


Mi 4c


Mi Note Pro


Redmi 4X