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MIUI 8 to Launch in India Alongside Xiaomi Mi Max on June 30

MIUI 8 to Launch in India Alongside Xiaomi Mi Max on June 30

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 13 July 2016 19:00 IST

Highlights

MIUI 8 was first introduced back in May.
The new version brings several new features.
It will launch alongside the Mi Max phabet.

Xiaomi has announced that it Mi Max launch event on June 30 will also see the launch of the MIUI 8 Global ROM, the latest version of the company's custom Android ROM. The launch comes following the introduction of the Mi Community in India.

MIUI 8 was earlier this week released in the form of a China Developer ROM (v 6.6.16). The company alongside also released a detailed changelog, but we can expect some changes between the global ROM and the China Developer ROM.

The company had first unveiled MIUI 8 at its Mi Max launch event in May, where it detailed a bunch of new features and changes. Earlier this week, Xiaomi said the MIUI 8 China Developer ROM now includes over a thousand optimisations apart from new features.

Some of the new features introduced in the first MIUI 8 China Developer ROM (version 6.6.16) are brand new design, second space, support for cloning most apps, long screenshots, new Calculator app, new scanner, shortcut menu, Mi Lanting font, support for speech-to-text output in recorder, special effects for video editing, new templates for Notes, redesigned Task Manager, redesigned Gallery app, Smart menu for editing text, Wallpaper Carousel, all-new Battery saver, and also brings recognition for fraudulent messages.

Earlier this week, Xiaomi launched its Mi Community in India. The new community will allow interested users to share feedback, participate in contests, and also attend Xiaomi launch events in the country, including the Mi Max launch event on June 30.

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