<s>
MIUI	B-Protocol
(	O
pronunciation	O
:	O
Me	O
You	O
I	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
UI	O
(	O
User	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
)	O
developed	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Xiaomi	O
exclusively	O
for	O
its	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIUI	B-Protocol
is	O
based	B-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Source	I-Application
Project	I-Application
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
created	O
by	O
Xiaomi	O
:	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
POCO	I-Protocol
,	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
Pad	O
,	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
Watch	O
,	O
and	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
TV	O
(	O
PatchWall	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
,	O
Xiaomi	O
have	O
also	O
released	O
devices	O
running	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiaomi	O
devices	O
usually	O
get	O
three	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
updates	O
,	O
but	O
get	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
updates	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
ROM	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
was	O
based	B-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
2.2.x	I-Application
Froyo	B-Application
and	O
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
Chinese	O
language	O
by	O
the	O
then-startup	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
organisation	O
named	O
Xiaomi	O
Europe	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Xiaomi	O
,	O
was	O
set	O
up	O
in	O
2010	O
as	O
a	O
community	O
for	O
English-language	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
Android	B-Application
and	O
Xiaomi	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xiaomi.eu	O
issues	O
its	O
own	O
versions	O
of	O
Xiaomi	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
ROMs	O
,	O
based	B-Application
on	O
the	O
stable	O
and	O
weekly	O
beta	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
had	O
disagreements	O
with	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
many	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
is	O
blocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIUI	B-Protocol
does	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Services	I-Application
in	O
mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Xiaomi	O
has	O
expanded	O
its	O
operations	O
outside	O
China	O
;	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
releases	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
outside	O
mainland	O
China	O
have	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Services	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	O
such	O
as	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
pre-installed	O
and	O
functioning	O
as	O
on	O
any	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIUI	B-Protocol
global	O
versions	O
are	O
certified	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
,	O
the	O
default	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
its	O
earlier	O
iterations	O
resembled	O
iOS	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
tray	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
grid	O
of	O
icons	O
arrayed	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
panels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
iOS	B-Application
similarities	O
include	O
the	O
app	O
icons	O
being	O
in	O
a	O
uniform	O
shape	O
,	O
the	O
dialer	O
and	O
in-call	O
interface	O
,	O
the	O
organization	O
of	O
the	O
Settings	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
visual	O
appearance	O
of	O
toggles	O
in	O
the	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prompted	O
some	O
observers	O
to	O
cite	O
how	O
the	O
devices	O
running	O
on	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
could	O
appeal	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
users	O
wanting	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2018	O
,	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
was	O
increasingly	O
shifting	O
towards	O
a	O
design	O
aesthetic	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
stock	B-Application
Android	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
several	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
10	O
build	O
resemble	O
Android	B-Application
Pie	I-Application
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
multitasking	O
menu	O
and	O
gesture	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
was	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
9	O
(	O
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8.5.11	O
)	O
that	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
MIX	I-Application
2S	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
firmware	O
already	O
looked	O
like	O
stock	B-Application
Android	I-Application
P	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
difference	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
is	O
the	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
's	O
support	O
for	O
themes	B-Application
and	O
custom	O
fonts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
download	O
theme	B-Application
packs	I-Application
and	O
fonts	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
change	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
the	O
device	O
once	O
installed	O
from	O
the	O
Mi	O
Themes	B-Application
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIUI	B-Protocol
's	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
was	O
proprietary	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
breach	O
of	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
's	O
GPL	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Source	O
code	O
for	O
certain	O
components	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
GitHub	B-Application
on	O
25	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kernel	B-Operating_System
sources	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Mi3	B-Application
,	O
Mi4	B-Application
,	O
MiNote	O
,	O
and	O
Redmi	B-Application
1S	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
raise	O
funds	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
has	O
its	O
own	O
online	O
services	O
from	O
Xiaomi	O
,	O
including	O
cloud	O
services	O
,	O
paid	O
themes	B-Application
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
India	O
banned	O
over	O
100	O
Chinese	O
apps	O
and	O
services	O
in	O
2020	O
due	O
to	O
national	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
made	O
by	O
Xiaomi	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
developed	O
a	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
version	O
without	O
them	O
for	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
security	O
researcher	O
Arif	O
Khan	O
reported	O
that	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
browser	O
apps	O
Mi	O
Browser	O
and	O
Mint	O
Browser	O
suffered	O
from	O
a	O
vulnerability	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
URL	O
address	O
bar	O
to	O
be	O
spoofed	O
,	O
which	O
affected	O
Indian	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
certain	O
global	O
versions	O
of	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
vulnerability	O
in	O
a	O
wallpaper	O
carousel	O
app	O
Glance	O
on	O
Indian	O
versions	O
of	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
allowed	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
and	O
access	O
clipboard	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIUI	B-Protocol
offers	O
great	O
usage	O
until	O
a	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
12.5	O
,	O
the	O
custom	O
skin	O
brings	O
in	O
several	O
performance	O
improvements	O
and	O
adds	O
numerous	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
