MIUI 12.5 will go global on February 8, Xiaomi announced on its Facebook page. The global launch of MIUI 12.5 will also be broadcast live on Facebook. The latest version of the popular Android skin was announced in December 2020 in China. While the trailer doesn't mention anything about the launch of the phone, we can also expect the Xiaomi Mi 11 to make its world debut on the same stage on February 8. The Mi 11 was presented in China with MIUI 12.5. Xiaomi made the announcement via a Facebook post (deleted now). The event will be online only and will also be streamed on various platforms. The global rollout of MIUI 12.5 is not expected to bring any drastic skin changes compared to the Chinese MIUI 12.5. The new MIUI 12.5 is an incremental update over MIUI 12. The new version 12.5 brings a lot more privacy-focused features, app optimizations, notification improvements, and some minor visual enhancements. Xiaomi also announced the list of devices eligible for the update. The new skin update also brings a new feature called MIUI+ that can mirror your phone to Windows PC. The MIUI 12.5 will be available for the following devices: Mi 10 series, Redmi K30 series, Redmi K20 series, Redmi Note 9, Mi 10 Lite, Redmi 10X series, Xiaomi CC 9e / CC9 series and Redmi Note 7 series. The public beta The version of these devices will debut from January 2021, while Mi 11, Mi 10 and Mi 10 Ultra / Pro will receive the update in April 2021.
MIUI 12.5 Features
- More dynamic desktop backgrounds: Siguniang Mountain, Sichuan, Shipwreck Bay and Blade's Edge Mountain.
- You will be notified when any app or service uses the phone's camera, microphone, storage, gallery, background location and notify users.
- Clipboard privacy protection showing which app is reading clipboard details.
- It brings natural notification sounds, created with global sound artists.
- MIUI 12.5 will reduce background memory usage by 35% and application power consumption by 25%.
- MIUI + can mirror your phone to a Windows PC: you can view duplicate notifications, copy text on your cell phone and paste it directly on your computer, open a screenshot from your mobile phone directly on your computer, and open web pages on your phone mobile on your computer.