MIUI

MIUI

Company / developer	Xiaomi Tech
Working state	Current
Default user interface	Graphical
Official website	miui.com

MIUI (pronounced "Me You I", a play on the common abbreviation of the words user interface as UI)^[1], developed by Xiaomi Tech, is an aftermarket firmware for cell phones based on the open-source Android operating system. It features a heavily-modified user interface that does away with the Android app drawer and has drawn comparisons with Apple's iOS. ^[2] It includes additional functionality not found in stock Android, including toggles on the notification pull-down, new music, gallery, and camera apps, and an altered phone dialer that displays matching contacts as a user enters a number. ^[3]

Development

MIUI is based on Android *2.3.7* and CyanogenMod 7.1 sources, and is developed initially in the Chinese language by Chinese startup Xiaomi. ^[4] Xiaomi has added a number of apps to enhance the basic framework; these inclue MITalk (a Blackberry Messenger clone), MINotes, MIBackup, MIMusic, and MIGallery.

Updates are generally provided over-the-air every Friday. MIUI is then translated and ported in unofficial versions to other languages by independent developers. The list of translations can be found on MIUI official site ^[5]

Name

MIUI is made up of two parts, MI and UI, where UI stands for User Interface and MI, as stated by Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, stands for Mobile Internet and Mission Impossible.

Criticisms

The modified operating system has been criticized for being similar to iOS.^[6] . Due to the fact that MIUI is developed in China, some features that are not relevant to the Chinese market, such as WiMax support, are unavailable on MIUI, and without access to the source code, it is not possible for 3rd parties to readily add this support.

Xiaomi Phone

Xiaomi released a smartphone, called the Xiaomi Phone, which ships with MIUI pre-loaded.^[7]

See also

• CyanogenMod

References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgLkT-8CWkM
2. ^ http://lifehacker.com/5795542/miui-is-a-gorgeous-super-fast-rom-for-android
3. ^ http://en.miui.com/a-24.html
4. ^ http://technode.com/2011/04/14/rumour-lei-jun%E2%80%99s-miui-android-rom-teams-up-with-guess-who/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
5. ^ http://en.miui.com
6. ^ http://www.redmondpie.com/install-miui-gingerbread-custom-rom-on-google-nexus-s-4g-how-to-tutorial/
7. ^ http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/16/xiaomi-m1-with-miui-os-a-310-phone-with-1-5ghz-dual-core-soc-a/

External links

• Official website