Xiaomi Mi 8 received an update from Android Pie: key changes

Xiaomi began distributing the overall stable version of the MIUI 10 firmware based on the Android 9.0 Pie operating system for the Mi 8 smartphone lineup.

The first updates began to attract the users Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi 8 Explorer Edition worldwide, holders of the Mi 8 UD (Mi 8 Pro).

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Some users confirm that they have been successfully upgraded. to the stable version of MIUI 10 based on Android 9.0 Pie, others indicate that the update is not yet available. As always, it's worth waiting, because in some areas, the firmware may appear differently in a few days.

The update brings a number of important improvements to the camera. In particular, they added support for the Night Scene Mode Night Mode as well as the ability to record video clips at a frequency of 960 p / s for later playback in slower mode.

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The night mode The night mode is designed to get bright and detailed pictures in the dark at night. Artificial Intelligence System AI Smart Metering automatically sets the display areas. In each frame, he selects about 100 key points and corrects the colors.

In addition, the new firmware introduces a number of improvements to the user interface . In particular, the menu of newly launched applications is better optimized for more efficient use of the entire screen area. The application cards are now displayed not only stacked but side by side, allowing users to simultaneously view up to six applications launched recently on the screen.

The use of intelligent algorithms that carefully analyze all aspects of the device's work to run applications as quickly as the developer notes, "virtually with zero delay". Another thing to note is a new driving mode with voice control so that the driver is less distracted from the road behind the wheel. The update also improves system flexibility and stability, eliminates bugs, and includes the latest Android security patch.

It remains to add that the Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi 8 Explorer Edition were announced in May this year. From the box, they were delivered with MIUI 9.6 based on Android 8.1 Oreo, but then received a new shell of MIUI 10 based on the old version of Android Oreo.

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