Xiaomi’s HyperOS releases aren’t tied to Android releases – the corporate is rolling out the Android 17 update as HyperOS 3 and now it has unveiled HyperOS 4, which is able to most certainly be based mostly on the identical core. It encompasses a closely reworked person interface, although.
Do you want the brand new glass UI pattern? Properly, too dangerous – it’s the brand new design language for HyperOS 4. The system will even put effort into rendering realistic-looking refraction.
A brand new glass search for HyperOS 4
The redesigned UI will provide extra customization choices for the lock display, letting you organize the clock and notifications as you see match. It’s going to additionally allow you to resize folders and group widgets. Moreover, the UI will swap seamlessly between portrait and panorama apps and can even rotate any floating apps to match.
Xiaomi has optimized the internals to hurry up software masses. Primarily based on inside testing, after 9 hours of utilizing a telephone, will probably be round 18% sooner in loading apps than it does with the present HyperOS 3.

There are some intelligent methods that go on within the background. For instance, AI will predict what sources will likely be wanted subsequent and preload them into RAM in order that they’re able to go on the person’s command.
The corporate additionally tuned up its HDR processing algorithm – whereas an HDR picture may take 310ms to course of with the previous OS, the brand new model will do the identical job in 240ms. The builders additionally shaved off 200ms from the digicam app’s chilly startup time.
Video playback has been considerably improved as effectively – dropped frames must be a non-issue.

Xiaomi is leveraging its in-house LLM, MiMo, to energy “Tremendous AI Assistant 2.0”. It’s going to deal with voice transcription and notice group, search your picture album, assist you make journey plans, management your good dwelling (and good automobile!), amongst different issues. When you ask it for one thing extra difficult, it’ll use the Xiaomi Tremendous Island (the popup UI across the punch gap digicam) to point out you that it heard you and that it’s considering, solely exhibiting a full-screen interface as soon as it has a solution for you.

Xiaomi has constructed one thing referred to as “Inspiration Ball”, which works as a pointer to present the UI some context. For instance, you possibly can drag it over an tackle and say “navigate right here” to launch maps with a set vacation spot. Or you possibly can drag it over a picture of a product you need and ask the AI to search out it on-line. We would not see this within the international launch, although, as its performance overlaps with Google’s Circle to Search.
HyperOS 4 begins public beta testing tomorrow, August 14. That is in all probability just for China, however the gadgets under must be roughly the identical ones that get the worldwide beta first (we imply those obtainable globally, in fact).
HyperOS 4 Beta rollout – first batch, August 14
- Xiaomi 17 Extremely (incl. Leica Version)
- Xiaomi 17 Professional Max
- Xiaomi 17 Professional
- Xiaomi 17
- Redmi K90 Professional Max (incl. Champion Version)
- Redmi K90
- Xiaomi Pad 8 Professional
- Xiaomi Pad 8
HyperOS 4 Beta rollout – batch #2, August 27
- Xiaomi 17 Max
- Xiaomi 17T Professional
- Xiaomi 17T
- Xiaomi 15 Extremely (incl. Satellite tv for pc Version)
- Xiaomi 15S Professional
- Xiaomi 15 Professional
- Xiaomi 15
- Redmi K90 Max
- Redmi K90 Extremely
- Redmi Okay Pad 2
HyperOS 4 Beta rollout – batch #3, September 17
- Redmi K100 Professional Max
- Redmi K100 Professional
- Redmi K80 Professional
- Redmi K80 Professional Excessive Version
- Redmi K80
- Xiaomi Combine Flip 2
- Xiaomi Pad 7 Extremely
- Xiaomi Pad 7S Professional 12.5
The primary batch of telephones ought to get the brand new software program within the afternoon on the 14th, whereas the second and third batches may have a extra gradual rollout.