Long Screenshots Feature
Ever wanted to make a screenshot of a webpage but its just too long for one image? The new OS nows allows you to take long screenshots. It also helps you to cut the portion of the screenshot required without much hassle since you can get a preview of the background image during the process.
Two Different Passwords for Two Different Desktops
Yup, with an inbuilt function so you can set 2 different passwords, the MIUI 8 will take you a different home screen depending on the password you entered. Set one for work stuff, and another for entertainment. With the 2 different sets of home screens, you can actually run the same app on both and not have the data interfere with each other.
MIUI 8 comes with a new text selection tool which offers word translation options. Just select the word or phrase on the screen and you can then pick to translate from Chinese to English or vise versa. Further, if your selection contains important details like phone numbers or contact details, you will also get options to call or save as contact.
With our smartphone being ever more powerful, and their OS having more features, battery life is a concern for many users. Xiaomi has tweaked the way the chain of applications interacts with each other which reportedly helps to increase the battery life of the device by around 2-3 hours on its power saving mode. This mode freezes background applications and suspends sync to add more battery life to your device.
The MIUI 8 OS comes with inbuilt SMS fraud detection system to ensure that your important personal details remain safe. The OS can analyze the SMS received by your phone and can pop up a warning if it suspects that the SMS is fraudulent. Further, when clicking on the link inside such messages, it will remind the user of the risks. And finally, even when you are in the browser with the URL about to open, it will give you a final warning to ensure that you do not give out any details to fraudulent websites.
So that’s the new Xiaomi MIUI 8 OS. I’m very keen to get my hands on it to have a good play around with it!
