Xiaomi on Wednesday unveiled the much-anticipated new version of its MIUI custom Android ROM. MIUI 9 is based on Android 7.0 Nougat, and apart from Nougat features like split screen, it boasts of faster app launch times, a more dynamic resource allocation for a fluid experience, and other smart features and improvements. As for the question you're probably itching to know the answer to - when will it release? August 11, says Xiaomi, but more on that later. Xiaomi[1] has chosen to highlight three main new features in the new OS version - Smart image search, Smart Assistant, and Smart app launcher. MIUI 9 will run out-of-the-box on the Xiaomi Mi 5X[2], which was launched[3] alongside the new ROM on Wednesday.
MIUI 9 release dates
The first beta, referred to as developer ROM in this case, will be made available on August 11. Note, that this is the China Developer ROM, and currently no information about the Global ROM rollout has been provided. The China ROM and Global ROM have a slightly different feature set. The first batch of the MIUI 9 China Developer ROM will be released for Xiaomi Mi 6[4], Mi 5X[5], and Redmi Note 4X[6] (Qualcomm variant).
The second phase of the MIUI 9 China Developer ROM rollout will begin on August 25, with builds for the Xiaomi Mi MIX[7], Mi Note 2[8], Mi 5[9], Mi 5s[10], Mi 5s Plus[11], Mi 5c[12], Mi Max 2[13], Mi Max 32G, Mi Max 64G/128G, Mi 4S[14], Mi 4c[15], ...