MIUI9, the latest custom Android skin, has been started rolling out by Xiaomi, to all compatible devices.
With MIUI 9, compatible devices receive a range of updates and features including enhanced performance, system optimizations, redesigned UI, app animations, new notifications, and much more. This interface claims to bring support for gestures like iPhone-X on display 18:9 sized phones. So if you are a Xiaomi user, you should receive a notification for the OTA update. Alternatively, you can also go to the Software Settings on your device, and manually look for an update for up-gradation. Since this version is generating the waves of being a more stable update, therefore it is more unlikely to cause any damage to data while updating. But not withstanding on any risks, in case you may lose some sensitive data, its highly suggested to have a backup at hand while creating such software updates
Manu Kumar Jain, Vice President and Indian Head of Xiaomi, made the announcement through a tweet saying the MIUI 9 will now be available to all devices.
With the global rollout of the stable ROM, the company is updating even the most dated of smartphones from its portfolio, including the Redmi 1S and Mi 3. It was last week that the company rolled out the global developer version of the MIUI 9, and starting this week, all the Xiaomi devices receive the stable version.
The iPhone-X like gestures in the update can be used to replace the traditional on-screen navigation buttons on 18:9 display devices. If you own an 18:9 Xiaomi device, you can simply head to Settings -> Full Screen Display -> Full Screen Gestures to enable the feature.
Some of the supported gestures including swiping up from the bottom to go back to the Home Screen, swiping up from the bottom and pausing for Recent Apps, and swiping from left or right from the edge of the display for going back to the previous page. MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM now extends to devices including the Redmi 2/Prime, Redmi 4A, Mi MIX 2, Redmi Note 4, and Redmi Note 5 Pro among others.