MIUI 9.2 Rolls Out With New Features & Optimizations

MIUI 9 was released in November last year, and since then, a couple of Xiaomi devices has received this update while others are scheduled to receive it soon. However, the company has stated that 40 Xiaomi devices in all will receive the MIUI 9 update while those already on MIUI 9 are now receiving a minor update. Xiaomi recently released MIUI 9.2, and this small update comes with a couple of features and improvements.

The update mostly carries fixes for pre-existing features. However, it comes with new features like App Vault, new Gallery editor, and the Mi Video app. The changelog shows that the update also comes with fixes for the fingerprint reader, KRACK WPA2 security vulnerabilities, and a dual notification bug identified in some messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram were also handled

See the full Changelog below

Highlights

• New – Mi Mover, supports data migration restarting. During migrating data to the new phone, device hotspot connection will be restored automatically in case of interruption to complete the data migration. (10-25)
• New – Simplified the UI (10-31)
• Optimization – Hide free and incompatible themes in the list of the purchased items (10-10)
• Optimization – “Add to favorites” icon adjustments (10-24)

System

• New – Distance sensor dynamic calibration function, to ensure that black screen appears correctly (10-26)
• Fix – Individual user fingerprint failure problem (10-19)
• Fix – Fingerprint module damage caused by fingerprint identification error (10-19)
• Fix – KRACK WPA2 security vulnerabilities (10-19)
• Fix – Compatibility issues for some third-party software on the full-screen devices (10-18)
• Phone
• Optimization – Vibration no longer affects the features which reduce ringer volume when the phone is lifted or flipped to silence (10-10)

App Lock

• New – App lock supports hiding messages from selected apps (10-31)
• New – Simplified the UI (10-31)
• Lockscreen, Status Bar, Notification Bar
• Optimization – Adjusted time for tapping the Lock screen notifications (10-24)

Home screen

• Optimization – Display effect when the virtual navigation button is on a light-colored wallpaper (10-18)
• Optimization – Multiple themes supported on the clock widget (10-19)
• Optimization – Move app icons into a folder easier (10-19)
• Optimization – Adding widgets to an empty spot with a single tap (10-31)

Themes

• Optimization – Hide free and incompatible themes in the list of the purchased items (10-10)
• Optimization – Themes prompt about connecting to the internet when it’s required (10-12)
• Optimization – “Add to favorites” icon adjustments (10-24)

Gallery

• New – Erase lines and objects while editing photos (10-12)
• Fix – Image has been compressed multiple times (10-19)

Backup

• New – Mi Mover, supports data migration restarting. During migrating data to the new phone, device hotspot connection will be restored automatically in case of interruption to complete the data migration. (10-25)
• Fix – Mi Mover can’t continue to migrate data after the network connection is interrupted and restored (10-25)
• Fix – Mi Mover can’t migrate all apps to the new phone (10-25)

Mi Account

• Optimization – Reduced the number of push notifications when the user is signed out (10-30)
• Security
• New – Performance mode for game speed booster (10-26)
• New – Set default dual app for faster WeChat, Weibo, and QQ actions (11-22)
• MI Wallet
• Fix – In some cases, the use of MiPay in the POS machine credit card transactions failed (10-19)

Xiaomi smartphones with MIUI 9 stable versions like Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Redmi Note 4, Redmi 4, Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite and Redmi 5A have started receiving this update.