Xiaomi announces MIUI 8 Global ROM, beta ROM available July 11

Apart from launching the Mi Max in India, Xiaomi also announced MIUI 8 Global ROM and its availability details. The public beta of MIUI 8 Global ROM will be available from July 11 in the form of OTA updates, which can be found on Mi Community and Mi Forum. Starting August 16, Xiaomi will release the MIUI 8 Global Stable ROM for public.

Mi smartphones eligible for the public beta of the MIUI 8 Global ROM include Mi 5, Mi Max, Mi Note, Mi 4i, Mi 4, Mi 3, and Mi 2. In the Redmi series, the eligible phones are Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 2, Redmi Note Prime, Redmi Note, Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi 2, and Redmi 1s.

MIUI 8 new features (via)

Redesigned colors
New Gallery: 90% more space efficient, quick share controls by swiping up, doodle on drawings, video editing with cropping, adding filters, captions and music
Mi cloud photos: Local high-res previews, sync full-sized photos to Mi cloud
Scrolling screenshots: To capture screenshots of whole page
Dual apps: Let you use two accounts in all your app and dual space to manage work and personal profiles without having to log in and out
New Calculator: Advanced calculations and conversions
MIUI caller ID: Crowd sourced caller ID to identify numbers from Amazon, Swiggy, Dominos, Zomato and more
T9 Hindi keyboard
Mobikwik integration: For mobile and DTH recharges
SMS: Now has tags for different messages from Flipkart, HDFC Bank, Vodafone and more, Add booking to calendar
Power saving mode: Freezes background app activity, suspends syncs, updates and background tasks
Limits chain start-ups: Prevents unessential apps from starting up, reduces lags and power consumption

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