Just after launch of Xiaomi Mi3 in India, Xiaomi Mi3 gets Huge Stable MiUi Android Update to Version MiUi 18.
Whenever a new Android smartphone gets launched in the market, we keep seeing a few small software updates & bug fixes after the users report any issues. But with the Mi 3 from Xiaomi being there in the Chinese market since long, all the devices are getting a big huge update just after release, as it rolls out to even the new Xiaomi Mi 3 devices which were shipped just yesterday. The update brings quite a lot of changes, stability, improvement to the already sleek and good looking UI of MiUi Android.
What Xiaomi updated here is – addition of a few new features, and fixing all the bugs that were reported since the last major MIUI update was sent. Check below for the list of changes that you would get to see in this update.
Whenever a new Android smartphone gets launched in the market, we keep seeing a few small software updates & bug fixes after the users report any issues. But with the Mi 3 from Xiaomi being there in the Chinese market since long, all the devices are getting a big huge update just after release, as it rolls out to even the new Xiaomi Mi 3 devices which were shipped just yesterday. The update brings quite a lot of changes, stability, improvement to the already sleek and good looking UI of MiUi Android.
What Xiaomi updated here is – addition of a few new features, and fixing all the bugs that were reported since the last major MIUI update was sent. Check below for the list of changes that you would get to see in this update.
How To Update Your Xiaomi Mi3 to MIUI 18 :-
MIUI 18 update is already available on your Xiaomi Smartphone. Size of Update is arounf 620 MB. You need to have a good wi-fi connection over which you can download update of MIUI Android OS.
- Go to Settings > About Phone > Software Update.
- There click on "Check For Updates"
- It will notify you that MIUI 18 Update is availble.
- Just click on Start Download & Make sure you have at least 60 % charge in phone.
- After downloading update device will be automatically reboot & start updating process. process might take 5-10 minutes
- First boot after update might take some longer i.e. 5-10 minutes, so wait untill it boots.
New Features Of MIUI 18 KXDMIBE Update :–
- Incoming calls will only show in the Status bar during a full-screen task
- App names and other home screen elements will automatically change colors with wallpapers
- Optimized online music page
- Support Syncing songs to Mi Cloud
- Added two types of weather – Freezing rain and hail
- Data saving mode added
- Online page text font with change with theme font
- Support WML page
- Show searching result in new page after choosing “Find in Page” for selected text
- New version of Blocklist under Security center
Bug Fixes in MIUI 18 Update :-
- Could not use VPN earlier, now that is fixed
- Sometimes opening unnamed contacts would cause Contacts app to Force Close. The issue is fixed now
- Fixed the issue where earlier call logs were visible in guest mode
- Fix for – force closing contacts app when SIM contacts were being edited and home button was pressed
- Fix for – when adding an extension number to contacts after calling, it would show number incorrectly
- Fix for – if birthday is entered as February 29th without choosing year, it showed as March 1st
- Fix for – force closing of Messaging app when contacts were chosen repeatedly
- Fix – the MMS was not getting deleted if content failed to download
- Fix – Notification messages’ avatars didn’t change with themes
- Fix – sometimes the Messaging app was force closed when enabling cloud messaging in Mi Cloud
- Sometimes, the No SIM Card icon would not disappear in notification panel – this issue was fixed
- Fix – Icons were shown repeated
- Fix – Icons in the dock were in the wrong order automatically
- When turning flashlight on, camera lost focus. This issue is fixed
- Fix – Incoming calls from people in exception list in DND did not ring
- Calendar app – 1. screen didn’t turn off after waking up by pop-up reminder, 2. Sometimes the homescreen widget showed months incorrectly, 3. Slowing down of page when swiping, 4. Sometimes the app itself force closes while opening
- Fixing the conflict between DND exception list and Blocklist exception list
- Fix – Sometimes the alarm clock delayed in ringing
Optimized Features in MIUI 18 Update :–
- Simplified display method of WeChat/ Google+ accounts in contacts details page
- Set QQ as default IM when adding a new contact
- When sending contact information through SMS, contacts’ recently used numbers will be marked
- Support recognizing time information in a message and adding it to calendar
- When a new message is being written, cursor goes automatically to text box once the contact is selected
- When URL in MMS is clicked, pop-up notifications are shown
- New kernel supports system theme font
- Optimized monthly view in Calendar app
- Clean up optimization in security center
- Clicking on “Not enough system storage” notification will take you to Cleaner – Advanced directly