What’s New in MIUI 8.2

BY Rajesh Pandey

Published 16 Feb 2017

Xiaomi today started rolling out the global stable build of MIUI 8.2 for a bunch of devices. The latest release of MIUI comes with a number of new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

There is now an improved layout for the quick toggles in the Notification shade along with new system sounds and ringtones. Xiaomi has also finally added the ability to dismiss notifications from the lock screen by simply swiping on them — a feature that has been present in Android for ages but was removed from MIUI for some inexplicable reason. The built-in antivirus app in MIUI is now also smart enough to scan for apps that were not installed from the Google Play Store.

The full change log of MIUI 8.2 is as follows:

Highlights

– New improved layout for toggles in the Notification shade
– Get full control over automated tasks
– Brand new system sounds and ringtones

Lockscreen, Status Bar, Notification Bar
New – Swipe to delete Lockscreen notifications (11-18)
New – UI adjustments for toggles(12-15)
New – Battery saver toggle can be added to the Notification shade (12-15)
Optimization – Lock screen PINlayout (11-15)
Optimization – Changed icons forUSB charging and switching keyboards (12-01)
Optimization – Floating notifications won’t appear in DND mode (12-13)
Fix – Notification shade issues during incoming call floating notifications (10-25)
Fix – Wi-Fi page made the device freeze when it was opened for the first time (11-07)
Fix – Notification shade issues(11-15)
Fix – Issues with opacity after using third party themes (11-15)
Fix – The first notification couldn’t be removed by a swipe (11-29)
Fix – Landscape mode issues with third party themes (12-06)

Homescreen
New – Home screen settings added to the Settings (11-22)
Fix – Part of UI for deleting apps wasn’t visible on light backgrounds (10-11)
Fix – Minor adjustments for animations in the Launcher (11-14)

VirusScan
New – Antivirus scans for the apps installed not from Google Play (11-02)

As of now, Xiaomi is rolling out the MIUI 8.2 update for the following devices:

  • Mi Max
  • Mi Max Prime
  • Mi 4i
  • Mi 3
  • Mi 4
  • Mi Note
  • Redmi 1S
  • Redmi Note 4G

Other Xiaomi devices like the Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 4, Redmi 3S, Mi 5, Mi 3, and others will get the MIUI 8.2 update “progressively” starting from February 20.

[Via MIUI]