In April 2010, the predecessor of Xiaomi Company, "Xiaomi Studio", was established. In August of the same year, the first version of MIUI began internal testing, and the Xiaomi mobile phone was released in August of the next year. Four years later, MIUI has become a mobile phone system with 70 million users.
Prehistoric era exclusive to V1 and V2 enthusiasts
The first version of MIUI was officially tested on August 16, 2010. At this time, the internal test team was exactly 100 users who were later called dream sponsors by Xiaomi. At that time, Android was still in the era of 2.2, and Android 2.3 was not released until December of the same year. The HTC Sense system of that era was still selling with gorgeous interface.
This version is mainly used to beautify the system desktop UI. Since then, it has been set that there is no secondary menu on the MIUI desktop. Because it is too old, we can only find some official renderings and the internal test video ▼ at that time
Although it has only been four years, looking back at the first version of MIUI is like looking at the exhibits in the prehistoric era in a museum. At that time, there was a concept of desktop folder. Users could enter the editing mode (the mode where the desktop background suddenly turned black), change the location of the application and add desktop plug-ins.
In this version, there are also MIUI's future landmark lock screen style and notification bar shortcut switch button. On the native system, this function will not be available until Android 4.0, which was in the middle of October 2011 ▼
The next version of MIUI V2 was released at the beginning of 2011. It was just an improved version, and even the official could not determine its real release time. At that time, MIUI was only circulated among a few enthusiasts.
More desktop plug-in designs have been added in this version, and we can also see the shadow of HTC Sense from the weather plug-in. At this time, the UI style has become square and unified. This version strengthens the lock screen interface and adds a unified call notification model. At this time, the call list and address book are combined into one interface, and users can quickly switch ▼ through the Tab button at the bottom
The following is the video of MIUI's seventh internal test. After this internal test, MIUI entered the V3 era. The mainstream test model at that time was Samsung The first generation Android flagship i9000 ▼
V3's rapid development
The subsequent MIUI V3 was released in March 2011, which is also the system that the first generation of Xiaomi mobile phones will carry. Although it has many bugs, this generation has many humanized functions and is still a light system, which is still the most respected generation by many enthusiasts.
At that time, its name was actually MIUI 2.3, because the Android system at that time was still in version 2.3. This version of MIUI began to add a large number of features that enthusiasts are fond of talking about.
Since this version, orange has become the theme color of the system. Many functions added at this time have been talked about by many users. In the dial-up application, it has its own call home display, which can automatically record calls. In the call list, you can use the T9 keyboard to search for contacts in pinyin, and provide the functions of deleting and de duplicating contacts without numbers. The call interface provides notes and recorder entry.
In addition to the more uniform system icons, the chat page of short messages has become the current iOS style bubble list. At the same time, the basic applications such as music player, weather, calendar, browser, email, etc. have been reworked by the MIUI team.
On the system side, the task manager provides a shortcut button for clearing memory with one key; There is a folder manager in Jiugong format, which can be installed in the background by clicking Application in the manager; With its own backup application, users can backup the address book, SMS and system settings globally; In the Xiaomi Generation 1 released in August of the same year, it also supports multiple enthusiast features such as dual system switching and background OTA flash.
There is also a visitor mode for privacy protection in the system, which can control music playing on the lock screen interface. Long press the Home key to turn on the flashlight and many other delicate and intimate functions. And here, MIUI has carried theme stores, which is the starting point for MIUI to become the largest theme market in China. The image of Gao Daquan in MIUI functions has been established here. Xiaomi even developed an independent desktop application with this theme store. Of course, these are the last words.
V4 mixed Random appearance and readjustment
In December 2011, MIUI released the fourth version of the system - MIUI V4 at a speed close to the update speed of the native system. This version of MIUI uses the Android 4.0 kernel. The improvement of this version mainly focuses on the system UI, and many small functions have been added in the subsequent updates.
In MIUI V4, the official icons were redesigned, and the visual UI was more unified. The system elements became square and angular like the original Android 4.0. Here, the MIUI starts to encounter the conflict between the imitative style and the flat simplification, and the system's icons such as phone, contact, and SMS begin to flatten, but the icons such as camera, theme, and settings are still ▼ of imitative style
The functional updates include the new voice assistant, and the redesigned task manager. The pull-down program icon is locked, and the concept of drawing up and closing has appeared. At the same time, the system also adds unified networking and self starting application management functions, and cloud services and free desktops appear for the first time.
Compared with the unification on visual UI, the system lacks the overall unified planning, and the integration on the function entrance is urgently needed. Because many functional fixes have been added, the operation of V4 functions is too complicated, and the path of some functions is too deep. Although there is a problem of functional coordination, the HTC Sense has lost its popularity at this time. Meizu's Flyme is still immature, and MIUI is still far away from its rivals.
V5 is unique and mature
MIUI V5 was officially released on the Rice Noodles Festival in April 2013. There is no doubt that this is the most successful version so far, and this is the first time that it was introduced in detail in the press conference.
In V5, more than 200 function updates have been added on the basis of V4. The first ring does not sound, and the blacklist marking of Sogou AliCloud is included in this version. In the words of the press conference, the current MIUI is already a vast project.
In terms of system UI, this version has made a unified transition to roundness, and has rounded the icons, system buttons and pop ups to a large extent, moving the message alerts to the bottom of the screen. MIUI has promoted the perfect icon plan. In addition to the system icon, it has also redrawn many third-party application icons, changed the folder display method, and added a lot of delicate cut scenes animation. At the same time, it also held a million wallpaper collection activity.
At the same time, this is the first time that MUI has made drastic changes to the bottom layer of the system. In view of the power consumption problem caused by Android applications constantly waking up the phone, V5 has added the aligned wake-up feature, which, together with the self start management function, significantly extends the standby time. The same function will not be added to the native Android system until the Android 4.4 released in September of the same year.
The system's built-in functional applications, such as camera, clock, compass, recorder, etc., have been enhanced in terms of UI and functions. At this time, the MIUI has officially adapted 36 models, and the number of models adapted by netizens has reached 143.
MIUI 6 is redesigned and light loaded
MIUI 6 was just released on August 16, the fourth anniversary of Xiaomi's founding and the third anniversary of Xiaomi's mobile phone. In the new version name, the "V" prefix that extends the age is removed, and the name is directly given by numbers. The appearance UI, functions, cloud services, and security have been greatly changed and upgraded in this version.
In terms of appearance design, the new UI interface has been flattened and extremely simplified, and a new color system has been introduced, making the animation more detailed and light.
In terms of functions, the dial-up application adds a visual voice menu and integrates the yellow page entrance; The desktop optimizes the large screen device, adds global operation gestures, and can pull down to call up the search panel; The notice bar has added global music control and a new notice system, providing suspension notice, do not disturb notice and corner marker system.
Xiaomi Cloud service has directly expanded to 10 system preset apps such as music and browser, and supports cross device services. Users can directly view photos and browsing records of all devices on any device.
In terms of performance and security services, MIUI 6 has added a variety of power saving optimization modes, introduced a variety of Linux kernel memory optimization and recycling technologies, integrated the Thunderbolt P2P download engine, and provided free Thunderbolt member experience services.
MIUI 6 started the internal test of 1000 people on the day of release, and plans to open the qualification of 10000 people on August 22, the development version will be available for download in September, and the full line will be available in October.
In the past four years, MIU has experienced a development process from 1 million to 70 million. Many domestic manufacturers are also constantly honing their systems, such as Meizu Flyme, Hammer Smartisan OS, Huawei Emotion UI OPPO Color OS、vivo FunTouch OS、 CoolLife UI of Coolpad.
The performance of the new MIUI 6 still depends on the subsequent detailed evaluation. For more tests on MIUI 6, please follow our video evaluation《 Light loaded departure MIUI 6 premiere video evaluation 》, and our next evaluation.
