On August 16, 2010 (July 7, 2010 in the lunar calendar), we reviewed the past generations of MIUI designs. MIUI is an AndroidROM developed by Xiaomi Technology based on the Linux operating system. It is specially designed for the habits of China people. It comprehensively improves the native experience and can bring a more intimate Android smartphone experience to domestic users. Since the release of the first internal beta version on August 16, 2010, MIUI currently has 100 million enthusiast users at home and abroad, and is well-known in nearly 20 countries including China, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia, the United States, Russia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Brazil, and India. History Today, let's let's review the evolution process of the MIUI system. MIUIV1(first edition), born for a fever On August 16, 2010, the first internal beta version of MIUI was launched. The first adapted model was the Google Nexus One, which rewritten the situation that Android phones and SMS contacts were not easy to use. Since HTC and Samsung were mainstream mobile phones at that time, many UI interfaces in the industry were modeled after Sense and TouchWiz. Xiaomi was relatively advanced. It borrowed some iOS experience on MIUI and paid more attention to changes in operating experience. Beautification of the system was not the focus at the time. Overall, the first generation of MIUI has made more innovations in the interface, simplifying the interface and operation steps compared to the native Android system, making the MIUI interface more user-friendly. MIUIV1MIUIV2(second edition), for the unified color matching of MIUI The second edition of MIUI development began to perform subtraction, striving to unify the interface and become a system. In this version, MIUI's classic slide unlocking and slide answering appeared. The blue interface for the address book, the green interface for the text message, and the black interface for the weather. MIUI later unified these color schemes. This version adds many desktop plug-ins. From the overall effect, MIUIV2 still has a certain HTCSense shadow. MIUIV2MIUIV3(Third Edition), Coming to Maturity On March 9, 2011, Xiaomi officially released the third version of the UI design based on Android 2.3, originally codenamed MIUI2.3. As an undisputed milestone in the early days of MIUI, this version witnessed Xiaomi's process from behind the scenes to the stage, from rise to maturity. Compared with the native Android system, MIUI2.3 has many innovations, such as the ever-changing lock screen, and the ever-changing theme has also been laid and carried forward since V3. In addition, MIUI2.3 has made a lot of optimizations in terms of functionality, fluency and aesthetics, which has won widespread praise from computer users. MIUIV3MIUIV4(Fourth Edition), China's first third-party ROM based on Android 4.0 In April 2012, MIUI entered the V4 era and was the first third-party ROM based on Android 4.0 in China. In terms of a more unified vision, a young and fashionable overall design style, and the addition of functions such as application stores, voice assistants, and free desktop indicate that MIUI has begun to lay out the Android ecosystem. In the settings interface, the MIUIV4 system has undergone major changes. The official version of MIUIV4 is customized based on Android 4.0.3, separating common settings from all settings, so that users can operate much faster. During the MIUIV4 period, Xiaomi began to enrich the themes of the system. In addition, during the same period, MIUI also began to adapt a large number of mobile phones from other brands. It can be said that MIUIV4 is the fastest developing stage of MIUI. MIUIV4MIUIV5(fifth edition), the most widely known MIUI system. In April 2013, Xiaomi officially opened the download of MIUI5 version. Although MIUI5 is "5", it is still customized based on the Android 4.1.1 system. Starting from MIUIV5, the system UI design has become more rounded. Not only just icons, the button designs, borders and even third-party applications of all the system's own programs have made great use of rounded corners design and optimization. In addition, the system has also made great improvements in animation rendering, interaction methods, etc., which is a major version of the change. Thanks to the excellent performance of the MIUIV5, the Xiaomi 2/2S series models have also achieved great success, with shipments easily reaching the tens of millions. It once became an arcade, but it is still used by a large number of people. MIUIV5Miui6(Sixth Edition), Xiaomi's Ecological Layout On August 16, 2014, still at the Beijing 798 Art Center, the fourth anniversary of the release of MIUI, Xiaomi released the new MIUI6. At this time, MIUI's global users have exceeded 70 million, making it the deeply customized Android system with the largest user base in China. MIUI6's optimization takes into account all aspects and details, and even insignificant gadgets such as calendars are made to the utmost care, striving to be concise and easy to use, and more in line with the operating habits of Chinese people. The changes to MIUI6 are visually flat and functionally minimalist. The animation effects are richer and the color combinations are lively and lively, which has been criticized for copying iOS 7. Of course, the biggest improvement in MIUI6 is the integration of cloud and life functions. The dial-up application has added visual voice menus and integrated yellow pages entrances; at the same time, the cloud services are also more complete, integrating mobile phones, tablets, routers, TVs, boxes, cameras, air purifiers and other smart homes into MIUI, which shows that Xiaomi's ecological layout is not only that software and hardware go hand in hand, but also that speed is very fast. Miui6MIUI7(seventh edition), released on August 13, 2015. Xiaomi's MIUI system currently has more than 100 million mobile phone users. It is still unknown what new surprises MIUI7 will add. According to the information currently exposed, MIUI uses the seven-color tangram as the main promotional element. Lei Feng. com speculated that in MIUI7, there will be more different colors used in the design, and it will be flatter, with further improvements in operation and system optimization. In addition, there are rumors that MIUI7 will add more monetization functions, including integrating Xiaomi Payment, Xiaomi Finance, Xiaomi Wallet and other functions. What new features do MIUI7 have? MIUI7 summarizes that many domestic and domestic third-party systems are becoming increasingly perfect, and flowers bloom. I dare not say that MIUI is still the best mobile phone system to use. After all, it is difficult to adjust preferences, and each system has its own strengths. However, what is certain is that MIUI has made an indelible contribution to the history of the development of third-party ROMs for domestic Android phones. Three years ago, MIUI was just a UI; Two years ago, MIUI was doing systems; a year ago, MIUI started doing ecology. Combined with the rapid development of Xiaomi's own hardware, HTC's layout in the field of smart hardware will eventually have a considerable share of domestic smart terminals, and the Internet benefits behind this huge traffic are unimaginable. These are probably the visions of all domestic Internet companies today, but Xiaomi is the closest to realization.