MIUI Posts on XDA

Exclusive: the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is coming with Wireless Charging and Possibly an Iris Scanner

Exclusive: the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is coming with Wireless Charging and Possibly an Iris Scanner

February 21, 2018
Xiaomi's most anticipated smartphones this year are likely their two flagship phones: the Mi Mix 2S and the Mi 7. Both will feature the latest SoC from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 845, and are expected to launch at or soon after the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Not everyone is a fan of purchasing expensive...
The Xiaomi Mi 7 may launch with an OLED Panel and an Always on Display Feature

The Xiaomi Mi 7 may launch with an OLED Panel and an Always on Display Feature

February 21, 2018
As we approach the beginning of Mobile World Congress, we are hearing a lot of information about devices that may be unveiled at the event. We discovered that Samsung would be using augmented reality to show off the Galaxy S9 design to MWC attendees, for instance. Another phone that was pegged for launch at MWC...
Xiaomi Deletes Twitter Poll when more people prefer Android One over MIUI

Xiaomi Deletes Twitter Poll when more people prefer Android One over MIUI

February 11, 2018
A big draw of the XDA-Developers forums is the availability of custom AOSP-based ROMs such as LineageOS, ResurrectionRemix, ParanoidAndroid, and many, many more. Thus it's no surprise that most of our readers will prefer how stock Android looks over a third-party OEM ROM like MIUI. MIUI is the heavily modified Android version that Xiaomi releases...
MIUI 9.2 Global Stable ROM Brings Mi Drop, Mi Video, and Other New Apps to Xiaomi Phones

MIUI 9.2 Global Stable ROM Brings Mi Drop, Mi Video, and Other New Apps to Xiaomi Phones

January 22, 2018
Xiaomi, the China-based company that's among the world's biggest smartphone brands, announced the newest version of its in-house Android skin, MIUI 9, in November 2017. Since then, it's rolled out to folks enrolled in the MIUI Global Beta, but some in the stable channel were kept waiting. That changed this week, though, with the debut of...
Customize the Status Bar on Xiaomi Phones Running MIUI with MIUI Status Bar Pro [Root]

Customize the Status Bar on Xiaomi Phones Running MIUI with MIUI Status Bar Pro [Root]

January 22, 2018
With the exception of the Xiaomi Mi A1, all Xiaomi phones run the smartphone maker's in-house MIUI Android skin. It was released in 2010, and it's gone on to become not only a differentiating feature for Xiaomi devices, but one of the most popular custom UIs on Android. Although it has had its share of issues, MIUI is...
Get the Google Pixel 2’s Product Sans Font from Android Oreo 8.1

Get the Google Pixel 2’s Product Sans Font from Android Oreo 8.1

October 27, 2017
This week Google released the first developer preview of their upcoming Android Oreo 8.1 update and with it came a new font they're calling Product Sans. Thanks to XDA Senior Member SharkcpN, we now have a mod available for Xiaomi devices running MIUI, AOSP-based ROMs such as LineageOS, and other stock ROMs from OnePlus, Lenovo, Motorola, etc....
Xiaomi is Holding its First MIUI Partnership Day in India on November 7

Xiaomi is Holding its First MIUI Partnership Day in India on November 7

October 25, 2017
Xiaomi has been on a roll in India. After a difficult 2015, the Chinese OEM bounced back in 2016 with excellent products such as the Redmi Note 3. In 2017, Xiaomi's growth in the Indian smartphone market rapidly accelerated to the point where it is now the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the country only...
How to Disable WiFi Logging in MIUI ROMs to Free up some Space

How to Disable WiFi Logging in MIUI ROMs to Free up some Space

October 24, 2017
Many MIUI have been having a strange issue where the system would start populating the internal storage with a pile of WiFi logs whenever the device connected to a WiFi network. Apparently, MIUI development team has forgotten to disable WiFi logging in the public release. Thankfully, XDA Senior Member SharkcpN has found a fix which shows you...
Unofficial Xposed V88.1 for MIUI 9 Released

Unofficial Xposed V88.1 for MIUI 9 Released

October 16, 2017
We recently covered the much anticipated Xposed V88 release for Android Nougat, followed by the quick release of V88.1 for bug fixes and optimisation, including a mention for possible MIUI optimisation. Now thanks to XDA Senior Member Psy_Man, the MIUI problems have been fixed and Xposed functions properly on MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat now...
Xiaomi Releases the MIUI Global Stable ROM V8.5 for the Mi Mix 2

Xiaomi Releases the MIUI Global Stable ROM V8.5 for the Mi Mix 2

October 13, 2017
Xiaomi made a lot of headlines last year when they released their first concept phone, the Mi Mix with its incredibly slim top and side bezels. It became so popular that they announced a successor to the phone just last month when they revealed the Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Note 3. Now, the company...
Xiaomi Allegedly Working with Google on the Next Android One Device

Xiaomi Allegedly Working with Google on the Next Android One Device

August 19, 2017
Google's Android One project was launched with much fanfare in India in 2014. The project promised to bring the stock Android experience to the budget market in the form of super affordable smartphones that could still be smart and remain affordable to the masses in developing countries. But not unlike several other Google products, the...
Researchers Find Multiple Security Flaws in MIUI

Researchers Find Multiple Security Flaws in MIUI

August 11, 2017
Google works to keep the AOSP as secure as possible and does so by working with the community to find and report as many vulnerabilities as possible. While this secures Android at the base level, various smartphone OEMs choose to change the code so they can add in some software features to their OEM ROM....